Rules of Golf - January 2023 =>

97 Rule 11 (1) Stroke Made from Anywhere Except Putting Green. The player must take relief based on the estimated spot where the ball would have come to rest if not deflected or stopped: • When Ball Would Have Come to Rest Anywhere on Course Except on Putting Green. The player must drop the original ball or another ball in this relief area (see Rule 14.3): » Reference Point: The estimated spot where the ball would have come to rest. » 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. Exception – Ball Estimated to Have Come to Rest in Penalty Area: If the estimated spot of the ball is in a penalty area, the player is not required to take relief under this Rule. Alternatively the player may directly take relief from the penalty area under Rule 17.1d based on the estimated point the ball would have last crossed the edge of the penalty area. • When Ball Would Have Come to Rest on Putting Green. The player must place the original ball or another ball on the estimated spot where the ball would have come to rest, using the procedures for replacing a ball under Rules 14.2b(2) and 14.2e. • When Ball Would Have Come to Rest Out of Bounds. The player must take stroke-and-distance relief under Rule 18.2. Penalty for Playing from a Wrong Place in Breach of Rule 11.2c(1): General Penalty Under Rule 14.7. (2) Stroke Made from 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). 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.

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