Rules question · Rule 17.2a · Expert
Played from a penalty area but the ball stayed in it: what now?
You play your ball from a penalty area, but it stays in it. What extra option do you now have?
Answer
For one penalty stroke, play from where you made your last stroke outside the penalty area
Besides the normal options, the Rule gives you an extra one here: for one penalty stroke you play from where you made your last stroke outside the penalty area. The stroke from inside the penalty area still counts.
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