mini golf ruling question

[bugstud]

2 balls in play. Player A hits his ball into player B's ball. Player B's ball leaves the course. Penalty stroke or no penalty stroke?

[TomCollins]

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2 balls in play. Player A hits his ball into player B's ball. Player B's ball leaves the course. Penalty stroke or no penalty stroke?

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WTF are you doing hitting a ball with another on the course? If you are going to play all official, play one ball at a time.

[MediaPA]

Real golf Rules

Scenario 2: Both Balls on Putting Green
"Both balls on putting green" means on the putting green prior to the stroke in question.

The ruling here is covered in Rule 19-5a.

From the green, Player A hits his putt, but the ball strikes the ball of Player B, who was also on the green. In match play there is no penalty. In stroke play, it's a 2-stroke penalty to the player whose ball was in motion when the balls collided.

Repeat: It's not a penalty against the player whose ball was at rest; the penalty is against the player who struck the putt.

The player whose ball was at rest replaces it to its original position; the player whose ball was in motion plays it as it lies.

[BigPoppa]

WTF with two balls in play at the same time?

[seke2]

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2 balls in play. Player A hits his ball into player B's ball. Player B's ball leaves the course. Penalty stroke or no penalty stroke?

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My friends and I play an informal tournament each year, and our rule is as follows:

If a player hits a ball into another player's ball:
The player whose ball was struck has the option to either take the spot where the ball ended after being struck or take the original spot before the ball was struck.

The player who strikes the shot must take the result of the shot.

[CrazyEyez]

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The player whose ball was struck has the option to either take the spot where the ball ended after being struck or take the original spot before the ball was struck.

The player who strikes the shot must take the result of the shot.

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Perfect.

[KotOD]

U.S. ProMiniGolf Association (USPMGA)
c/o Hawaiian Rumble, 3210 Highway 17 S
N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Phone: (843) 458-2585/(843) 272-7812
Fax: (843) 361-7922
E-mail: pro@usprominigolfassn.com

[oddjob]

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WTF with two balls in play at the same time?

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some of us have friends that play mini golf together, not alone

[En Passant]

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U.S. ProMiniGolf Association (USPMGA)
c/o Hawaiian Rumble, 3210 Highway 17 S
N. Myrtle Beach, SC 29582
Phone: (843) 458-2585/(843) 272-7812
Fax: (843) 361-7922
E-mail: pro@usprominigolfassn.com

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Great course, go there every year I go down to Garden City, SC.

[tuq]

I don't think it's odd that two balls are in play at the same time. In fact that's the only way I've ever played. Going one at a time while everyone else stands around and watches seems weird to me.

Also, penalizing someone seems a bit much. It's mini golf. seke's ruling is fine.