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

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Rule 20 87<br />

If a competitor becomes aware that he has played from a wrong place and<br />

believes that he may have committed a serious breach, he must, before<br />

making a stroke on the next teeing ground, play out the hole with a second<br />

ball played in accordance with the <strong>Rules</strong>. If the hole being played is the last<br />

hole <strong>of</strong> the round, he must declare, before leaving the putting green, that he<br />

will play out the hole with a second ball played in accordance with the <strong>Rules</strong>.<br />

If the competitor has played a second ball, he must report the facts to<br />

the Committee before returning his score card; if he fails to do so, he is<br />

disqualified. <strong>The</strong> Committee must determine whether the competitor has<br />

committed a serious breach <strong>of</strong> the applicable Rule. If he has, the score with<br />

the second ball counts and the competitor must add two penalty strokes<br />

to his score with that ball. If the competitor has committed a serious breach<br />

and has failed to correct it as outlined above, he is disqualified.<br />

Note 1: A competitor is deemed to have committed a serious breach <strong>of</strong><br />

the applicable Rule if the Committee considers he has gained a significant<br />

advantage as a result <strong>of</strong> playing from a wrong place.<br />

Note 2: If a competitor plays a second ball under Rule 20-7c and it is ruled<br />

not to count, strokes made with that ball and penalty strokes incurred solely<br />

by playing that ball are disregarded. If the second ball is ruled to count, the<br />

stroke made from the wrong place and any strokes subsequently taken with<br />

the original ball including penalty strokes incurred solely by playing that ball<br />

are disregarded.<br />

Note 3: If a player incurs a penalty for making a stroke from a wrong place,<br />

there is no additional penalty for:<br />

(a) substituting a ball when not permitted;<br />

(b) dropping a ball when the <strong>Rules</strong> require it to be placed, or placing a ball<br />

when the <strong>Rules</strong> require it to be dropped;<br />

(c) dropping a ball in an improper manner; or<br />

(d) a ball being put into play by a person not permitted to do so under<br />

the <strong>Rules</strong>.

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