Whats the ruling on your ball hitting a fox and then flying into an unplayable lie?

[justinbaker]

okay so there was a fox laying down to the right of the large rocks behind the green at the top of the image





well i pulled my tee shot a little, and sure enough, i hit the fox


thought i killed it at first, it rolled down a the hill a few times, but got up and ran off. so i guess its ok


anyways after the ball hit the fox, it flew into the desert area and into an unplayable lie.


So whats the official rule here?

i took a penalty for an unplayable lie and finished the hole. but could i have just dropped where it hit the fox with no penalty?

[Fourputt]

You play the ball as it lies. The ball in motion was deflected by an outside agency. Rule 19-1:

  None said:

19-1. By Outside Agency If a player's ball in motion is accidentally deflected or stopped by any outside agency, it is a rub of the green, there is no penalty and the ball must be played as it lies

[Vance87]

Is that paa ko per chance?? I want to play that course badly.

[justinbaker]

  Vance87 said:

Is that paa ko per chance?? I want to play that course badly.

actually its Pinon Hills. Same designer (Ken Dye) but Pinon is about 2.5 hours north of albuquerque both amazing courses to play

[Zeph]

As long as the Fox did not pick up your ball and run away with it, you won't get any relief.

[bshack]

you had to laugh at some point... im at work reading this and knowing it didnt die I had to laugh... Appreciate the laugh