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Daily Rules Quiz: Unknowingly marked


Published: July 11, 2007

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You play a shot out of a bunker onto the green, where it ends up in your buddy's putting line. Your playing partner marks your ball and places it nearby on the green, but you're unaware he moved your ball and you play from there and hole out. You should:

A. Tack on two strokes to your score for playing from the wrong place.

B. Penalize your buddy one stroke for moving your ball, but no take no penalty for yourself because you were unaware.

C. Take no penalty for holing out because you were unaware, and your playing partner also takes no penalty.

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