Accidentally Moving Your Ball Under Rule 7.4, if a player accidentally moves his or her ball while searching for it: - The player will get no penalty for causing it to move. - The ball will always be replaced. If the exact spot is not known, the player will replace the ball on the estimated original spot. This will include placing the ball on, under or against any attached natural or man-made objects which the ball had been at rest under or against. New Rule 7.3 also simplifies the procedure when a ball has been found which might be the player’s ball, but cannot be identified. The player will now be allowed to mark and lift the ball without needing first to announce this intention to another person or to give that person a chance to observe the process. - But the player will still get a one-stroke penalty if he or she marked and lifted the ball without good reason. Click here to read the reasons for the change. |