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If this situation had happened to me I would have just said to my opponent I'll give you free relief or you can play the ball as it lies, your choice. He then only plays one ball and speeds up play.

The thing about the rules is that you don't get to agree to waive them. You can't say "just drop it over here" when you find out a ball went OB just to speed up play.

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09-27-2014 , 01:05 PM

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LygerWon

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Originally Posted by ArcticKnight

What is interesting here is that if this same situation occurred off the tee, the 2nd ball would count, not the first.

Thats a different situation in that you have already played the first ball.

With this ruling we are declaring which ball to play before any shots are taken.

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09-27-2014 , 01:55 PM

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ArcticKnight

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The ruling below pretty much ends the debate. First ball counts under the situation the OP describes

http://www.uga.org/index.php/Rules/d...s_to_procedure

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09-27-2014 , 02:33 PM

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Suit

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Originally Posted by ArcticKnight

The ruling below pretty much ends the debate. First ball counts under the situation the OP describes

http://www.uga.org/index.php/Rules/d...s_to_procedure

Great link...

TTHRIC

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10-09-2014 , 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Hemköp

Playing a stroke play competition my fellow-competitor and I were both unfamiliar if local rules permit free relief from a greenside sprinkler. The sprinkler is about a yard away from the ball and in his putting line. He informs me that he will play two balls.

Seems to me they ruled his first ball to be the one that counted because of this rule...

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Immovable Obstructions and Abnormal Ground Conditions (Rules 24-2 and 25-1)
An immovable obstruction is an artificial object on the course that cannot be moved (e.g. a building) or cannot readily be moved (e.g. a firmly embedded direction post). Objects defining out of bounds are not treated as obstructions.

An abnormal ground condition is casual water, ground under repair or a hole, cast or runway made by a burrowing animal, a reptile or a bird.

Except when the ball is in a water hazard, relief without penalty is available from immovable obstructions and abnormal ground conditions when the condition physically interferes with the lie of the ball, your stance or your swing. You may lift the ball and drop it within one club-length of the nearest point of relief (see Definition of “Nearest Point of Relief”), but not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief (see diagram below). If the ball is on the putting green, it is placed at the nearest point of relief, which may be off the putting green.

There is no relief for intervention on your line of play unless both your ball and the condition are on the putting green.

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