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01-23-2007 02:04 PM #1
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Repairing Ball Mark on Putting Green
In match play my opponent hits a shot that lands and makes a ball mark 1" from the hole. Since my ball is farther from the hole than his, I am away. As he goes to repair his ball mark, I ask him not to, as I want to use the ball mark to deflect the ball into the hole, if I am off line. This is permissible in match play. See 16-1c/3.
Because there is no mention of this scenario anywhere under stroke play, am I correct in assuming that this cannot be done?
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01-23-2007 03:37 PM #2
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R&A Decision 16-1c/2:
Question:
A and B are playing a match. At a par-3 hole, both are on the green with their tee shots. A's ball comes to rest four feet from the hole. B's ball is fifteen feet from the hole. Upon reaching the green, A prepares to repair his ball mark. B tells A not to do so until he (B) has putted because A's ball mark is so situated that B's ball might be deflected into the hole by it. A objects, stating that he wishes to repair his ball mark immediately. May A do so?
Answer:
No. If A were to repair the ball mark, he would lose the hole under Rule 1-2. A has no right to repair a ball mark affecting B's play if B requests A not to repair it, unless the ball mark also physically affects A's play and it is A's turn to play.Back at it.
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01-23-2007 03:54 PM #3
Yah, he mentioned that decision as it applies to match play,"A and B are playing a match" but wanted to know if it was different in Stroke play. Good question
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