Ask the Rules Guy: Bad Doggy! Dear Rules Guy: My partner found his ball in the rough, but it was 30 yards from the line of his tee shot. Were no forensics experts, but given that the ball was covered in slobber, we deduced that a stray dog on the course had relocated my buddys ball. We felt we should replace the ball, because it was obvious that the dog had moved it. Question is, where to replace it? - Joe Cates, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Wow, a spitball? I havent seen one of those since the days of Gaylord Perry. Because you and your partner were virtually certain that the ball had been moved, Rule 18-1 states that you can replace the ball where it originally came to rest. However, since it was impossible to identify that spot, Decision 18-1/5 states that the ball should be dropped in an area that is neither the most, nor the least, favorable of the various areas where it was equally possible that the ball originally lay.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 07:23:29 +0000
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