Procedures for the ball: marking, lifting, cleaning; replacing on a spot; dropping in a dropping zone; playing from a wrong place
DEFINITION: Procedures for the ball: marking, lifting, cleaning; replacing on a spot; dropping in a dropping zone; playing from a wrong place
EXPLANATION: Rule 14 describes the procedures that apply when a player marks, lifts, cleans, drops or replaces their ball. These are situations where you're allowed to touch or move your ball. Here's a short explanation:
- Marking: You mark your ball by placing a small ball-marker (often a coin) directly behind your ball, so you remember the exact spot before picking it up.
- Lifting: Picking up the ball. This isn't always allowed, but it is in specific situations, for example to clean it or when it's in another player's way.
- Cleaning: After lifting your ball, you're allowed to clean off dirt, grass or sand.
- Replacing on a spot: After marking, lifting and possibly cleaning your ball, you must put it back exactly on its original spot.
- Dropping in a dropping zone: Letting the ball fall (from knee height) in a specially designated area (a 'dropping zone') on the course. You do this, for example, when you've received a penalty stroke or your ball lies in an unplayable spot and you can't replace it.
- Playing from a wrong place: Hitting the ball from a spot where this isn't allowed under the rules, for example after a drop that wasn't carried out correctly. This results in a penalty.
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