What do the rules say for hitting a ball that is cut in half?
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When I hit my ball from the deep depth, she flew like a sharp ball. Oops – was half of another ball that was run by a mower. My game partner insisted on a penalty to hit the wrong ball. I continued that what I hit was no longer an actual ball, so no penalty. Your thoughts? —Dan Allsup, Goodyear, Ariz.
To wake up, what makes a golf ball a golf ball? Is there something such as a pro v 1.5?
Sorry I am the bad news carrier, Dan, but under the explanation the wrong ball/1, part of the wrong ball is still a wrong ball, and you get the general (full) general penalty according to the 6.3C rule to play a wrong ball, though it was only part of one.
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Guy Rules: My partner scored my ball and I played from the wrong place. What about now?
In a four -ball match, my partner hardens it on two legs, and my ball rotates from the back green. Due to an obstructed appearance, however, we move towards the wrong balls. Our opponents accept two legs for Birdie, so I pocket what is, in fact, my partner’s ball. For practice, my partner decides to chip on green, just to realize that he played the wrong ball when he caught him. Meanwhile, our opponents do it first. Did we win the hole or lost it to play a wrong ball? —Randy Feldner, McLean, VA.
Interesting questions, Randy. While the sharp reaction to the knee is that your partner played a wrong ball, he really just made a practical blow.
While your side may have been confused who was who, you had finished the hole, as his/ his bird was accepted and the other player chose not to fill the hole (see rule 23.3).
Therefore, such a practice was allowed according to the rule 5.5b. You won the hole … Okay, he did … Indeed, you both did.
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