Ruling: Ball hits ball washer??

[Fat Slice]

  Fourputt said:

His friend was wrong. Contrary to popular belief, that is the true definition of "rub of the green". When a ball is deflected by an outside agency you play the ball as it lies unless relief is allowed under a rule because of the lie. Sometimes the ball bounces good, sometimes it bounces bad. The ruling is the same in any case.

So true! I sliced a ball over the OB stakes so viciously it bounced off the stucco on a house and back onto the fairway. Ball washer, house, beverage cart...play it down!

[CarlSpackler]

Holy hosel rocket batman! Tell him to clean the ball before he tees it up next time. Glad nobody got hurt.

[RC]

Well, there is the question of whether the ball washer was his caddie... in which case it's a penalty, whether his ball washing towel was wet or not.

[LonewolfZ]

  goblue107501 said:

Pretty simple. Play it as it lies.

Hole No 16. at Keth Memorial in Warrensburg. Seen it happen several times

[popeyegolfer]

Iv'e seen this on the LPGA too. Someone hit the powerlines and even though it was still a perfect drive, still they had to replay the shot without penalty.

[MrKadash]

Dad's course in NC has power lines that come in to play off the tee on a hole, and local rule is replaying the shot without penalty. Ball washer? Sorry, no dice.

[imtomtomim]

  goblue107501 said:

You don't get a free pass for sucking.

HAHA, that should be everyone's first thought when they have a rules question.