64 Rule 6 » Replaced, dropped or placed the substituted ball (1) in a wrong way, (2) in a wrong place or (3) by using a procedure that does not apply. • For how to correct any error before playing the substituted ball, see Rule 14.5. If the player’s original ball has not been found and the player put another ball in play to take stroke-and-distance relief (see Rules 17.1d, 18.1, 18.2b and 19.2a) or as allowed under a Rule that applies when it is known or virtually certain what happened to the ball (see Rules 6.3c, 9.6, 11.2c, 15.2b, 16.1e and 17.1c): • The player must continue playing with the substituted ball, and • The player must not play the original ball even if it is found on the course before the end of the three-minute search time (see Rule 18.2a(1)). (3) Making Stroke at Incorrectly Substituted Ball. If a player makes a stroke at an incorrectly substituted ball, the player gets one penalty stroke and must then play out the hole with the incorrectly substituted ball. 6.3c Wrong Ball (1) Making Stroke at Wrong Ball. A player must not make a stroke at a wrong ball. Exception – Ball Moving in Water: There is no penalty if a player makes a stroke at a wrong ball that is moving in water in a penalty area or in temporary water: • The stroke does not count, and • The player must correct the mistake under the Rules by playing the right ball from its original spot or by taking relief under the Rules. Penalty for Playing Wrong Ball in Breach of Rule 6.3c(1): In match play, the player gets the general penalty (loss of hole): • If the player and opponent play each other’s ball during the play of a hole, the first to make a stroke at a wrong ball gets the general penalty (loss of hole). • But if it is not known which wrong ball was played first, there is no penalty and the hole must be played out with the balls exchanged. In stroke play, the player gets the general penalty (two penalty strokes) and must correct the mistake by continuing play with the original ball by playing it as it lies or taking relief under the Rules: • The stroke made with the wrong ball and any more strokes before the mistake is corrected (including strokes made and any additional penalty strokes solely from playing that ball) do not count. • If the player does not correct the mistake before making a stroke to begin another hole or, for the final hole of the round, before returning their scorecard, the player is disqualified.
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