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| :unsure ear Friends,
A silly question from sillyboy.
A player taking the required two club-lengths relief from a LWH as per Rule26-1c, drops a ball correctly and satisfies the Rule in every respect. The player selects a club from his bag and when he turns around, he sees the ball, which has been at rest, start rolling towards and come to rest in the same LWH. The note to Rule 20-2 tells us, in short, if it comes to rest and subsequently moves it must be played as it lies. If the player decides to take relief from the LWH again, does he incur an additional penalty for taking relief a second time? i.e. two penalty strokes in total.
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| Sillyboy,
The short answer is, yes! See
20-2c/3.5 Dropped Ball Comes to Rest and Then Rolls Out of Bounds
Q. A player's ball comes to rest against a boundary stake. He deems the ball unplayable and drops it within two club-lengths of where the ball originally lay, as prescribed by Rule 28c. After the ball has been at rest, it rolls and comes to rest out of bounds. What is the ruling?
A. If a dropped ball comes to rest but subsequently moves, the ball must be played as it lies (see Note 1 to Rule 20-2). In this case the ball is out of bounds and the player must proceed under Rule 27-1. Since the ball was at rest before moving, Rule 20-2c is not applicable.
The same is true if it rolls into a water hazard or to where it is unplayable
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