Originally Posted by
Big Johnny69
From what I gather, ball was within the limits of a hazard (on a slope but not in the actual water). If the player had no intention of trying to play the ball from the hazard and was merely trying to get to the ball to identify it, but still slips and moves the ball, is it a penalty?
I'm with Garth on this one, not sure how this could still incurr a penalty? When I play if my ball is in a hazard and I walk in there and pick up my ball, or use a club to try to knock it back to me (which could take a few whacks if the ball is in a tough spot), by the above reasoning I should incurr a penalty also.
Unlike a provisional, I don't think you have to declare you are not attempting to play your ball from a hazard, you can just pick it up and procede accordingly. So if you are going into a hazard to pick up your ball to drop it outside the hazard as per the rules, but slip and kick the ball within the hazard due to wet grass or an extreme slope, not sure how a penalty can be assessed.
If he had taken his stance in an attempt to play the ball and slipped and moved it, then I can see how a penalty can be assessed.
Some clarification would be nice here.
To me it seems he can procede accordingly under 26-1, he just wanted to make sure it was his ball before having to pull another one from his bag.