20 Rules for ’19: #12 – Ball on Wrong Green

USGA logoYou find your ball lying in the middle of the 12th green. You are playing the fourth hole.

Common sense says to not hack a big divot out of the green. But common sense isn’t always common:

Of course, it has long been a penalty to play a ball from the wrong green. But in 2019, that rule has been expanded further: you must take complete relief, stance included.

2019 Rules of Golf: Relief from Wrong Green

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Allen Freeman

Allen is a writer, photographer and editor for Northern Ohio Golf.

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