I need a golf ruling!?

Question

Player A's ball is already on the green, Player B's ball and player C's ball are off the green.

Player B is away and he lands on the green, Player C then hits and player C's ball hits Player B's Ball and comes to a stop. Player B's ball rolls 15 feet from the place it was at rest.

Player A demands that player B take a two shot penalty because he did not spot his ball before player C hit.

What is the propper ruling? I didn't think that anyone marks their ball untill all players are on the green?

I also thought that there is no penalty when one ball strikes another on the green and that you just return it to the place closest to the last known position?

Answer 1

The 2 strokes penalty only apply when all players balls are already on the green and during putting. Player C shall play as it lies while B shall replace his ball nearest to the original location.

Answer 2

no there is no shot penalty. Since not all players were on the green there is no penalty. You just put player B's ball back to its original spot. But if they were all on the green and player b did not mark his ball and player c hit player B's ball then there is a penalty on player c. Overall, if there is a ball on the green and someone is hitting the ball off the green there is no need to mark your ball or take a penalty.

Answer 3

Ticktag is right. The penalty applies only when both balls are on the green.

Rule 18-5: (Ball at rest moved) "If a ball in play and at rest is moved by another ball in motion after a stroke, the moved ball must be replaced."

This means that the player whose ball was already on the green would get no penalty in any circumstance.

Rule 19-5: (Ball in motion deflected or stopped): "...there is no penalty unless both balls lay on the putting green prior to the stroke, in which case the player incurs a penalty of two strokes. "

This means that, when both balls are on the green, the player who MADE the stroke is penalized two strokes.

Player B would never be penalized, unless someone had asked him to mark the ball and he refused. (Rule 22)

You can mark your ball on the green at any time, even if other players are off the green.

Answer 4

Player A is right you need to mark your ball because if it gets hit you take a 2 stroke penalty

Answer 5

yupp player b gets a 2 stroke penalty..they should've marked their ball!

Answer 6

ticktag is right