Joe2011

Thanks everyone. It was sort of a serious event amongst friends, because some prizes and points etc were at stake Under wet conditions these days (this part of world), people seem to pick up their balls as they please, which makes me ask myself why did he do that???? In this particular case, I wasn't thinking his ball might "assist" my play. This is perfectly valid point considering his ball was indeed directly on the line of my next shot, and I could have used it to align myself. I never thought that But he could have told me and others what he was going to do and why. Depending on what he says, the action might have been different. e.g he could have made his shot first. Anyway, it is nice to know what the rule says. Thanks again

Hi, What do you think/ the rules say? My second shot lands 10 yards short of Green. My fellow competitor shots 2 yards ahead of my ball. His ball is directly on the line of my play. Without asking me, he marks and lifts his ball. I would have asked him to mark it if I thought it would interfere with my next shot. Is he allowed to do this? I am not sure if he did so so that he can replace the ball for "a better lie" or did so because he thought I might have hit his ball, or he did so just out of courtesy? Thanks