May I replace a Divot on my Line off the Green - Rules and Etiquette #84.
May I replace a Divot on my Line off the Green - Rules and Etiquette #84.
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May I Replace a Divot that is on my Line bit Off the Green?
This week's Golf Rules Quiz presents a fascinating situation. My golf ball has come up short of the putting surface, and because the ball is close to the green, and I am downhill, down grain, and downwind, I have decided to putt. Unfortunately, there is a divot on my line with the divot's remnants a few feet further on. May I replace the divot before I play my shot to make the surface a little smoother to putt over?
Last Week's Winner.
Last week's question featured a situation where a player’s ball came to rest against an out-of-bounds fence. He climbed over the fence, stood out of bounds, and hit the fence, causing the ball to shoot forward, and in this case, the ball ended up on the green. Does this player receive a penalty or not?
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