What happens if an animal steals your golf ball while playing?
Filed in Golf Talk on Nov.12, 2011
I was recently golfing and hit a very good shot that landed on the green. As I was walking to the green, a dog ran up and stole my ball. I did not know what to do, so I put another ball down where the first one landed and played on. Was that right? Should I have given myself a penalty stroke or how do I score it?
November 12th, 2011 at 11:39 pm
stop playing golf and play fetch with the dog
November 12th, 2011 at 11:51 pm
According to the Rules of Golf you were interfered with by an outside agency. Place a ball at the point where your original ball was absconded and proceed. No Penalty.
November 13th, 2011 at 12:19 am
You did the right thing. Your ball was lost due to something not caused by you. No penalty.
November 13th, 2011 at 1:04 am
an outside agency effected your ball, you replace your ball to the point it came to rest with no penalty