Sid Rixon IV
Head Pro
Matchplay.
A/B v C/D
A and C hit their balls into greenside bunker.
Both balls are wet and sandy
A arrives a while after C and asks "Can we tell which is which?"
C says "Yes, mine is the nearest to green so you play first"
Both play out onto green and discover C was wrong and they have both played wrong ball.
A declares both are DQ'd from the hole.
C and D insist balls must be replaced and replayed.
It's a classic case of ignorance of rules but what is the ruling?
I'm looking at 15.3 Wrong ball - matchplay
"If player and opponent exchange balls during play of a hole, the first to make a stroke at the wrong ball loses the hole"
A/B v C/D
A and C hit their balls into greenside bunker.
Both balls are wet and sandy
A arrives a while after C and asks "Can we tell which is which?"
C says "Yes, mine is the nearest to green so you play first"
Both play out onto green and discover C was wrong and they have both played wrong ball.
A declares both are DQ'd from the hole.
C and D insist balls must be replaced and replayed.
It's a classic case of ignorance of rules but what is the ruling?
I'm looking at 15.3 Wrong ball - matchplay
"If player and opponent exchange balls during play of a hole, the first to make a stroke at the wrong ball loses the hole"