41 Rule 4 (4) Restrictions When Adding or Replacing Clubs. When adding or replacing a club under Rule 4.1a(2) or Rule 4.1b(1), a player must not: • Unreasonably delay play (see Rule 5.6a), • Add or borrow any club being carried by or for any other player who is playing on the course (even if the other player is playing in a different group or competition), or • Build a club from parts being carried by or for the player or any other player who is playing on the course (even if the other player is playing in a different group or competition). When the player becomes aware that they have breached this Rule by adding or replacing a club when not allowed, the player must take that club out of play before making another stroke using the procedure in Rule 4.1c(1). If the player makes a stroke with a club that is still being carried after being taken out of play before the round (Rule 4.1c(2)) or during the round (Rule 4.1c(1)), they are disqualified under Rule 4.1c(1). Penalty for Breach of Rule 4.1b: The penalty applies based on when the player becomes aware of the breach: • Player Becomes Aware of Breach While Playing the Hole. The penalty is applied at the end of the hole being played. In match play, the player must complete the hole, apply the result of that hole to the match score and then apply the penalty to adjust the match score. • Player Becomes Aware of Breach Between Two Holes. The penalty is applied as of the end of the hole just completed, not the next hole. Penalty in Match Play — Match Score Revised by Deducting Hole, Maximum of Two Holes: • This is a match adjustment penalty – it is not the same as a loss of hole penalty. • At the end of the hole being played or just completed, the match score is revised by deducting one hole for each hole where a breach happened, with a maximum deduction of two holes in the round. • For example, if a player who started with 15 clubs becomes aware of the breach while playing the 3rd hole and then wins that hole to go three up in the match, the maximum adjustment of two holes applies and the player would now be one up in the match. Penalty in Stroke Play — Two Penalty Strokes, Maximum of Four Strokes: The player gets the general penalty (two penalty strokes) for each hole where a breach happened, with a maximum of four penalty strokes in the round (adding two penalty strokes at each of the first two holes where a breach happened).
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