Rules of Golf 2012-2015 Pocket Edition - The R&A

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Rule 19
Exception: Ball striking person attending or holding up flagstick or anything
carried by him – see Rule 17-3b.
(Ball purposely deflected or stopped by opponent or caddie – see Rule 1-2)
19-4. By Fellow-Competitor, Caddie or Equipment in Stroke Play
See Rule 19-1 regarding ball deflected by outside agency.
Exception: Ball striking person attending or holding up flagstick or anything
carried by him – see Rule 17-3b.
19-5. By Another Ball
a. At Rest
If a player’s ball in motion after a stroke is deflected or stopped by a ball in
play and at rest, the player must play his ball as it lies. In match play, there
is no penalty. 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.
b. In Motion
If a player’s ball in motion after a stroke other than on the putting green is
deflected or stopped by another ball in motion after a stroke, the player
must play his ball as it lies, without penalty.
If a player’s ball in motion after a stroke on the putting green is deflected
or stopped by another ball in motion after a stroke, the player’s stroke is
cancelled. The ball must be replaced and replayed, without penalty.
Note: Nothing in this Rule overrides the provisions of Rule 10-1 (Order
of Play in Match Play) or Rule 16-1f (Making Stroke While Another Ball
in Motion).
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE:
Match play – Loss of hole; Stroke play – Two strokes.