Rules of Golf discussions and meanings • Re: Causing a ball to move after an invalid drop
Yes, unless it is covered by anything else in the list of "except" in Rule 18-2 or he had deemed it unplayable. (His hat falling off is not directly attributable to the act of lifting the ball.)dormie1360 wrote:So I'm clear on your opinion. A player is required to re drop. As he is reaching for the ball, he moves it doing something that would not be considered directly attributable to the act of lifting the ball. (His hat falls off and moves the ball.) You would give him 1 PS?RJM wrote:I don't see how 18-2/30 is relevant; in that instance the player had deemed his ball unplayable.Adrian Mackenzie wrote:
If the player declared that he was going to re-drop the ball and his subsequent actions indicated that his intention was to still re-drop the ball, I would not penalize the player for kicking the ball. In giving my opinion, I used as a guideline D 18-2/30.
It's very clear to me that the player in the original question incurs a penalty for a breach of Rule 18-2. He accidentally moved his ball in play and none of the exceptions in 18-2 would excuse him for his clumsiness. Play on!
Statistics: Posted by RJM — Yesterday, 22:35