From Nationalclubgolfer · Steve Carroll · · 1m 10s
Can I mark my partner's ball on green?
Marking a partner's ball on green: when it's allowed and what happens next.
In brief
Marking a partner's ball on green: when it's allowed and what happens next. You can mark a partner's ball on green without penalty in stroke play but get a penalty stroke in match play unless you have permission or are conceding the next stroke. Originally reported by Nationalclubgolfer.
Quick answers
- Who can lift a ball?
- The player can lift their ball, and anyone the player authorises must be granted permission each time before lifting.
- Stroke play penalty?
- In stroke play, you avoid a penalty if you mark a partner's ball without asking first.
- Match play penalty?
- In match play, lifting a partner's ball causes a penalty stroke unless you have permission or are conceding the next stroke.
- When no penalty applies?
- No penalty if you marked by mistake, your opponent asked you, or you're conceding the next stroke.
- What happens next?
- Ask your partner before marking their ball to avoid a penalty stroke in match play.
Marking a partner's ball on green
You get to a green ready to putt but your partner's ball is in the way.
Who can lift a ball?
The player can lift their ball, and anyone the player authorises must be granted permission each time before lifting.
Stroke play penalty?
In stroke play, you avoid a penalty if you mark a partner's ball without asking first.
Match play penalty?
In match play, lifting a partner's ball causes a penalty stroke unless you have permission or are conceding the next stroke.
When no penalty applies?
No penalty if you marked by mistake, your opponent asked you, or you're conceding the next stroke.
What happens next?
Ask your partner before marking their ball to avoid a penalty stroke in match play.
What matters most
You can mark a partner's ball on green without penalty in stroke play but get a penalty stroke in match play unless you have permission or are conceding the next stroke.
