Carl Petterson's interrupted

[saevel25]

Just curious, what if that happened in his downswing. If he swung and missed, or swung and hit the other person's ball. I believe he would have made a stroke, or assessed a penalty for hitting another person's ball right?

[bmartin461]

No penalty, see rule 14-5. Playing Moving Ball.

Not sure if he hits the other ball, but I would imagine both get placed back to nearest there original positions.

[saevel25]

Well, its interesting on the 2nd ball right, it would still be moving, so it never came to rest, so that ball would be played from were ever Carl hits it right?

[bmartin461]

Originally Posted by saevel25

Well, its interesting on the 2nd ball right, it would still be moving, so it never came to rest, so that ball would be played from were ever Carl hits it right?

I would think so, otherwise it would impossible to determine where to put it.

I don't think this would be covered by any specific rule and the local officials would have to make a call.  If he did hit it, you could say Carl played the wrong ball, but I don't think that would be the ultimate ruling.

[pogle]

If Carl had continued with his stroke and accidentally hit the other ball whilst it was moving then Rule 19-1 (Ball in motion deflected by outside agency) would apply and the other ball would be played from wherever it finished.  Petterson wouldn't be penalised for playing a wrong ball as he didn't make a stroke at the other ball - he made a stroke at his ball.

Decision 1-4/1 deals with the situation where a player is distracted by a fellow competitor dropping a ball accidentally, causing the player to top his shot.  The decision is that distractions are a common occurrence and players must accept them.  It seems that Carl's stroke, had he made one, would have counted.  As Carl's ball at rest was moved by an outside agency (the other ball) it should be replaced.