Admin What happens if you accidentally hit your ball on a practice swing in golf?
If you accidentally hit your ball during a practice swing on the putting green, under Rule 13.1d (1) you are able to replace it wihout a penalty, but remember, anywhere else on the course – fairways, bunkers etc – whether you meant to hit your ball or not, it’s going to cost you a shot.
Is there a penalty for hitting your ball on a practice swing?
FROM THE TEE – if you accidentally strike your ball whilst having a practice swing on the tee, you must replace your ball without any penalty.
What should you do if you accidentally hit your ball when doing a practice swing while it is lying somewhere other than the tee box?
If you strike and move your ball with a practice swing on the putting green (or accidentally cause your ball to move in any other way), you can simply replace your ball on its original spot without penalty and play on.
Does swinging and missing count as a stroke?
Josh Kelley Question: If you swing and miss your ball, is it a penalty? Answer: It depends on intent. If a player is trying to hit his ball and misses it, it will count as a stroke. If the player stops or alters swing in an effort to miss the ball and does not make the ball move, then there is no penalty.
What is the rule when one golf ball hits another?
No Penalty to Any Player Exception – Ball Played on Putting Green in Stroke Play: If the player’s ball in motion hits another ball at rest on the putting green and both balls were on the putting green before the stroke, the player gets the general penalty (two penalty strokes).
What happens if you accidentally knock the ball off the tee?
Knocking the ball off the tee by accident is not intent to hit the ball so it doesn’t count as a stroke. Put the ball back on the tee and hit away with no penalty. You can pick it up and move it anywhere within that teeing area with no penalty to make your next stroke.