Get a Ruling • Re: Clarifying when is it considered that a dropped ball has been put in play?
Thanks Doug. R14.4 and R14.5 are a bit heavy to read reason for my inquiry.
On second read, once a ball is again in play as specified under R14.4, under R14.5 a player is only allowed to lift without marking a ball in play, and not incur a penalty, if he is correcting a procedural error and he has not yet made a stroke at the ball in play.
In all other situations, when allowed under the Rules, the spot of a ball in play must be marked first before intentionally lifting it. Otherwise player incurs a one stroke penalty and must replace the ball - R14.1.
Hope that my read of R14.5 is now correct.
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On second read, once a ball is again in play as specified under R14.4, under R14.5 a player is only allowed to lift without marking a ball in play, and not incur a penalty, if he is correcting a procedural error and he has not yet made a stroke at the ball in play.
In all other situations, when allowed under the Rules, the spot of a ball in play must be marked first before intentionally lifting it. Otherwise player incurs a one stroke penalty and must replace the ball - R14.1.
Hope that my read of R14.5 is now correct.
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