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Ask the Rules Expert – Cancel a Putt?

Ask the Rules Expert – Cancel a Putt?

June 20, 2024 Ram Comments Off

Back with another episode of Sue’s Rules with our Hall of Fame expert Sue May. This time discussing when a putt can be canceled?

I know there are times when putting from the putting green my ball hits something and I have to cancel and replay the shot. Could you please tell me when those times are? Was very confusing to me when I tried to look it up.

It comes under Rule 11.1 and yes it can be confusing. Let’s see if I can make it simple for you.
A player makes a stroke from the putting green and it accidentally is deflected by an outside agency also on the putting green.
If the outside agency was a:
 *People (another player, spectator, caddie, partner).
  *Movable Obstruction: clubs lying on green (not club used for
   Stroke), ball in motion, water bottle, hole liner, equipment.
 *Animal (not insect)
 *Ball is not in or on any of these things.
CANCEL AND REPLAY
A player makes a stroke from the putting green and it accidentally is deflected by:
   *Any immovable obstruction
   *Any loose impediment
   *Any integral object
   *The person attending the flagstick
   *Club used for stroke
   *Ball marker
   *Flagstick
   *Insect
   *Ball at rest
   *The player
DO NOT CANCEL AND REPLAY-PLAY BALL AS IT LIES

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