Rules of Golf - January 2023 =>

95 » Reference Point: The estimated point right under where the ball first came to rest on the person, animal or moving outside influence. » Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point: One club-length, but with these limits: » Limits on Location of Relief Area: – Must be in the same area of the course as the reference point, and – Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point. • When Ball Comes to Rest on Any Person, Animal or Moving Outside Influence Located on Putting Green. The player must place the original ball or another ball on the estimated spot right under where the ball rst came to rest on the person, animal or moving outside in uence, using the procedures for replacing a ball under Rules 14.2b(2) and 14.2e. Penalty for Playing from a Wrong Place in Breach of Rule 11.1b(1): General Penalty Under Rule 14.7. (2) When Ball Is Played from Putting Green. If a player’s ball in motion played from the putting green accidentally hits the player or an outside in uence, the ball must normally be played as it lies. But if it is known or virtually certain that the ball in motion hit any of the following on the putting green, the player must replay the stroke by playing the original ball or another ball from the spot where that stroke was made (see Rule 14.6): • Any person other than: » the player, or » a person attending the flagstick (this is covered by Rule 13.2b(2), not by this Rule). • A movable obstruction other than: » the club used to make the stroke, » a ball-marker, » a ball at rest (see Rule 11.1a for whether a penalty applies in stroke play), or » a flagstick (this is covered by Rule 13.2b(2), not by this Rule). • An animal other than those defined as a loose impediment (such as an insect). If the player replays the stroke but does so from a wrong place, they get the general penalty under Rule 14.7. If the player does not replay the stroke, they get the general penalty and the stroke counts, but the player has not played from a wrong place. See Rule 25.4k (for players who use an assistive mobility device, Rule 11.1b(2) is modified so that a ball hitting the device is played as it lies). Rule 11

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