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Rules Question - Week of June 4, 2020

Written by WA Golf Staff | Jun 4, 2020 7:00:00 AM
True or False: Player A marks their ball with a marker directly behind the golf ball. The caddie then replaces Player A's ball on the backside of the ball marker so Player A can read the putt from the other side of the hole. Player A's ball is now "in play."
  1. True
  2. False (CORRECT)

Explanation: Interpretation 14.4/1

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