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Notes
about the game from Patty Ellis, Past Rules Chair
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Ball Hit by Another Ball
I
found a new way to raise money for charity. Here's
how it works: a good friend tells me she knows the
rules of golf with respect to a particular situation.
I'm pretty sure she's wrong and tell her what I believe
is the correct play. She insists she's right and I'm
wrong. My betting nature kicks in and I suggest we
bet $100, with the loser writing a check payable to
the winner's favorite charity. She agrees.
I mailed her check to my charity yesterday. So what
was the rule in question? She claimed that when a
player "A", whose ball is on the green,
putts and hits another player "B's" ball,
which is at rest on the green, both players are penalized.
I knew that A is the only player who could be penalized.
B is not penalized, but must replace her ball to it's
original position.
This was not an easy situation because two different
things happened! B's ball (at rest) was struck and
moved by another ball while A's ball (in motion) was
deflected by another player's ball. Each player is
governed by a different rule, B by Rule 18 - Ball
at Rest Moved and A by Rule 19 - Ball in Motion Deflected
or Stopped.
Specifically, Rule 18-5 states "If a ball in
play and at rest is moved by another ball in motion
after a stroke, the moved ball shall be replaced".
That's it! The rules say nothing about a penalty.
If B fails to replace her ball, that's an entirely
different question. As far as A is concerned, Rule
19-5a states "If a player's ball in motion after
a stroke is deflected or stopped by a ball in play
and at rest, the player shall play his ball as it
lies. In match play, no penalty is incurred. In stroke
play, there is no penalty unless both balls lay on
the putting green prior to the stroke, in which case
the player incurs a penalty of two strokes."
So A doesn't always incur the 2 stroke penalty, just
when it's stroke play.
The moral of the story? Don't mess with me when I'm
trying to raise money for charity!!!
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