Green interference?

I'm playing with my buddy and he tees off and lands on a green that is not our green.  It's a green about 40 yards from our fairway.  He said he could move it off the green without penalty and play it.  Is that true?

if it were a pga event they'd probably play it from the green, however as long as its not OB I would drop it off the green no further to the hole and not assess a penalty for the sake of your home golf course.

A “ wrong putting green ” is any putting green other than that of the hole being played. Unless otherwise prescribed by the Committee , this term includes a practice putting green or pitching green on the course .

25-3 . Wrong Putting Green

a . Interference

Interference by a wrong putting green occurs when a ball is on the wrong putting green .

Interference to a player’s stance or the area of his intended swing is not, of itself, interference under this Rule.

b . Relief

If a player’s ball lies on a wrong putting green , he must not play the ball as it lies. He must take relief, without penalty, as follows:

The player must lift the ball and drop it within one club-length of and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief . The nearest point of relief must not be in a hazard or on a putting green . When dropping the ball within one club-length of the nearest point of relief , the ball must first strike a part of the course at a spot that avoids interference by the wrong putting green and is not in a hazard and not on a putting green . The ball may be cleaned when lifted under this Rule.

PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE:

Match play – Loss of hole; Stroke play – Two strokes.

which would be a breach of the rules

To the OP, you buddy is right. Even more so, he's not allowed to do it, he MUST do it, according to the rules!

see 25-3b:

25-3 . Wrong Putting Green

a . Interference

Interference by a wrong putting green occurs when a ball is on the wrong putting green .

Interference to a player’s stance or the area of his intended swing is not, of itself, interference under this Rule.

b . Relief

If a player’s ball lies on a wrong putting green , he must not play the ball as it lies. He must take relief, without penalty, as follows:

The player must lift the ball and drop it within one club-length of and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief . The nearest point of relief must not be in a hazard or on a putting green . When dropping the ball within one club-length of the nearest point of relief , the ball must first strike a part of the course at a spot that avoids interference by the wrong putting green and is not in a hazard and not on a putting green . The ball may be cleaned when lifted under this Rule.

PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE:

Match play – Loss of hole; Stroke play – Two strokes.

Edit: looks I was too late :)

greetings

michi

Really helpful. :)

sorry I wasn't sure, I saw a amateur player play from a green during an event near my house.

Wow.  Thanks everyone!

He should have been penalized two strokes for it.