Step lightly: you don't have to touch the ball to cause it to move
Article Abstract:
A judgment must be made if a golf ball moves as a player walks past. There is no penalty if the ball moves on its own. There is a one-stroke penalty if the player causes the ball to move.
Publication Name: Golf Magazine
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1056-5493
Year: 1993
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Quick hit: a ball sitting near the hole isn't a backstop
Article Abstract:
A golfer may lift a ball that is in a position to help another player. A golfer who disregards this rule is disqualified in a stroke-play tournament and loses the hole in match play.
Publication Name: Golf Magazine
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1056-5493
Year: 1993
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Something in the way
Article Abstract:
Moving a loose impediment in a bunker or water hazard is against golf rules. The penalty is two strokes in stroke play or loss of the hole in match play.
Publication Name: Golf Magazine
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1056-5493
Year: 1992
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