Ball Movement
What to do when your ball moves unexpectedly — wind, grounding the club, or an accidental nudge.
What happens if you accidentally move your golf ball?
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What happens if another player moves your ball?
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What happens if your ball moves after grounding the club?
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What happens if your ball moves after you mark it?
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What happens if the ball moves after a practice swing?
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What happens if the wind moves your golf ball?
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What happens if the ball moves on the putting green?
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What happens if your ball moves while addressing it?
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What happens if your ball moves while measuring relief?
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What happens if your ball moves while searching for it?
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Lost Ball & Out of Bounds
Provisional balls, search time limits, OB stakes, and when stroke-and-distance applies.
What happens if your ball crosses out of bounds then comes back?
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What happens if your ball lands in another fairway?
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What happens if your ball is out of bounds?
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What happens if you find your ball after hitting a provisional?
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What happens if you lose your golf ball?
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What is a provisional ball in golf and when should you play it?
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How long are you allowed to search for a golf ball?
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What happens if someone else finds your ball first?
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What happens if two players hit the same ball?
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What happens if you hit the wrong ball in golf?
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Bunkers & Hazards
Sand, water hazards, and the bunker rules that catch every golfer out at some point.
What happens if your ball bounces out of the water hazard?
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What happens if your ball is embedded in sand?
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What happens if your ball lands in a water hazard?
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What happens if your ball moves in a bunker?
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What happens if your ball rolls out of the bunker after the shot?
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What happens if your ball is in a bunker with water?
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Can you ground your club in a bunker?
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What happens if you hit the sand before the ball in a bunker?
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What happens if you touch sand during the backswing?
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Where can you drop a ball after a water hazard?
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Collisions
What happens when your ball hits something — the flagstick, a cart, another player, or a spectator.
What happens if your ball hits another moving ball?
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What happens if your golf ball hits another player?
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What happens if your ball hits another ball on the green?
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What happens if your ball hits the clubhouse?
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What happens if your ball hits the flagstick?
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What happens if your ball hits a golf cart?
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What happens if your ball hits your own bag?
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What happens if your ball hits your partner?
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What happens if your ball hits a spectator?
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What happens if your ball hits a tree and comes back?
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Relief & Dropping
How to drop correctly, where the relief area is, and the mistakes that cost you two strokes.
What happens if your ball is embedded in the fairway?
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What happens if your ball is on a cart path?
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What happens if your ball lands on the wrong green?
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What happens if the ball rolls after dropping it?
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What happens if the ball rolls back into the hazard after dropping?
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What happens if you drop the ball incorrectly?
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What happens if you drop the ball outside the relief area?
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How do you drop a golf ball correctly?
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What happens if your ball is unplayable?
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Where can you drop a ball after taking relief?
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