123 When a ball dropped in the right way is deliberately deflected or stopped by any person (whether in the relief area or outside the relief area) before it comes to rest: • The player must drop a ball again, using the procedures in Rule 14.3b (which means that the ball that was deliberately deflected or stopped does not count as one of the two drops required before a ball must be placed under Rule 14.3c(2)). • If the ball was deliberately deflected or stopped by any player or their caddie, that player gets the general penalty. Exception – When There Is No Reasonable Chance Ball Will Come to Rest in Relief Area: If a ball dropped in the right way is deliberately deflected or stopped (whether in the relief area or outside the relief area) when there is no reasonable chance it will come to rest in the relief area: • There is no penalty to any player, and • The dropped ball is treated as having come to rest outside the relief area and counts as one of the two drops required before a ball must be placed under Rule 14.3c(2). Penalty for Playing Ball from a Wrong Place or Playing Ball that was Placed Instead of Dropped in Breach of Rule 14.3: General Penalty Under Rule 14.7a. See Rule 22.2 (in Foursomes, either partner may act for the side and action by the partner is treated as action of the player); 23.5 (in Four-Ball, either partner may act for the side and action by the partner concerning the player’s ball or equipment is treated as action of the player). 14.4 When Player’s Ball Is Back in Play After Original Ball Was Out of Play When a player’s ball in play is lifted from the course or is lost or out of bounds, the ball is no longer in play. The player has a ball in play again only when: • The player plays the original ball or another ball from the teeing area, or • The original ball or another ball is replaced, dropped or placed on the course with the intent for that ball to be in play. If a ball is returned to the course in any way with the intent for it to be in play, the ball is in play even if it was: • Substituted for the original ball when not allowed under the Rules, or • Replaced, dropped or placed (1) in a wrong place, (2) in a wrong way or (3) by using a procedure that did not apply. A replaced ball is in play even if the ball-marker marking its spot has not been removed. Rule 14
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