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What is the Ruling?

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Posted by Jaskaran Bedi 22 Mar 2016
In a professional tournament, a player hits a ball near the green & it goes towards the crowd, where the ball drops in the hand of a spectator and the spectator gets up and drops the ball into the hole. 

Is it considered a hole out or would the player have to play from where the spectator was sitting? 



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    Surrinder Sahrawat 13 Aug 2016

    This may have got resolved by now !! May refer to RULE19-1.

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    Randeep Lather 16 May 2016

    dear jaskaran, I work as a referee for professional golf so you can remove all doubts. If a ball at rest is moved by an outside agency it has to replaced (if you know the exact lie) or dropped closest to the approximate spot (if the exact lie is not known).

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    Jaskaran Bedi 16 May 2016

    Dear Deepak, Daman & Randeep, Thanks for the comments. But somehow I am not very convinced with the answers. Why I say this, because during the Indian Open this year I was sitting with a lady pro & when asked the same question to her, she said that its considered as a hole out. Golf is a gentleman's game & is taken that audience will not do such a thing. The tournament & the golf course committee has the right to ask the spectator to leave. With that said, would there be a specific rule index that consists of this scenario & would you be able to let me know the same incase you stumble upon the same. Cheers & Hope the golfing is well. JB

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    Randeep Lather 12 May 2016

    drop a ball right under the spot where it landed in the hand of the spectator and play from there.

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    Daman Seigell 09 May 2016

    Play from a spot as close as possible from where the spectator got up without penalty (moved by outside agency)

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    Deepak Maira 09 May 2016

    Play from where the spectator was sitting

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    Dinesh Thakur 22 Mar 2016

    hmm. .. I think he will have to hit again. Honestly, don't know!

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