Hitting 2 balls at once

[dchipman]

I was playing a round on Saturday and I hit my tee shot in some nasty rough on the 6 hole in a hazard. We identified my ball in the hazard. As I hit my ball, I make contact with another ball and both balls end up on the fringe. When we identified my ball, there was no other ball visible in the area . When we look at the second ball, it looked as if had been plugged as it was completely covered in mud. Just wondering what the ruling is.

[justsomeguy]

Play your ball as it lies.

I assume that the other ball was an abandoned ball, so it would be classified as a moveable obstruction. You could have obtained relief by moving it, but you did not (obviously because you didn't know it was there). C'est la vie.

[jvincent]

Like justsomeguy said.

There is a specific decision on this one. Basically, because you could not see the abandoned ball and you were actually making a stroke at your ball (this is key) you aren't penalized for hitting the other one.

[AAA]

15/2 - Player's Stroke at Own Ball Dislodges Concealed Ball

Q.A player plays a stroke with his own ball in the rough and also hits an old abandoned ball which was hidden beneath his ball. Since he struck the hidden ball, did he play a wrong ball?

A.No. The player played a stroke with his own ball, not with the hidden ball. Since he did not play a stroke with the hidden ball, Rule 15-3 is not applicable. The player must play his ball as it lies.