StrokerAce Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I was playing on a course this weekend that had 2 fairways next to each other with just the rough separating them. I hit my tee shot but was in the "shared rough" and spotted a ball. I needed to ensure it was mine so I picked it up to identify it as mine and replaced it. What's the proper rule? If it was "buried" do I need to re-bury it? Can I replace it as close to the spot it was in? Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- XXIO X (6-A) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Bettinardi BB56 Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 barryrhodes.com My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudgeSmails Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I believe you have to re-create the lie Driver: TR20 10.5* Hybrids: Epic SuperHybrid 3 18* Epic 4h 23* Irons: JPX900 Hot Metal 5-GW Wedges: CBX2 52* 56* 60* Putter: EV8 Ball: Tour BXS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 If it is in competition, then you have to announce to other players that you are marking to identify your ball. Place the ball back in the same spot. If it's buried, then you get a free drop no closer to the hole if there is a local rule for embedded ball through the green. If there is no local rule, then it has to be replaced as it was, or take an unplayable lie. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eseay32 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Usually use a tee or two to make sure it goes back in the same spot. Tell your competitors you are checking to insure it's yours. Buried in rough versus plugged or embedded are different though Knoxville, TN. 6HDCP, Cally XR16 Driver, G25 3 wood, burner Rescue. Ping I E1 irons, Vokey SM5 52,56,60 & 2ball odyssey putter <p>Knoxville, TN 8 Hdcp PXG 0811 10.59deg loft Ping G25 3 wood Titleist 2i rescue Ping I irons +1 upright Vokey Sm5 52, 56, OdysseyRed 2Ball Fang with 1.0 super stroke</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LobWedge Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 You need to inform a fellow competitor, or marker, that you intend to lift the ball to identify it, and they have to be given the opportunity to witness you marking and lifting. Mark the position of the ball with a tee, or similar object, before you lift it. Once the ball has been lifted you cannot clean it, unless it's absolutely necessary to clean a small portion of it to positively identify it as yours. Once the ball has been identified as yours, you must replace it in the original lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiacsteve Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 read my new spies answer he is the only correct one so far.. cardiacsteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaidJacket Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Again... Barry Rhodes. This is a site we all should become more familiar with. http://www.barryrhodes.com/2009/05/what-is-procedure-for-identifying-your.html My Sun Mountain bag currently includes: 771CSI 5i - PW and PFC Micro Tour-c 52°, 56°, 60 wedges EXS 10.5*, 929-HS FW4 16.5* Willimette w/GolfPride Contour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver & black Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Just checked it out, Plaid. Good site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP043 Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I believe you have to re-create the lie Something I learned recently, is that while you have to replace the ball in exactly its original lie, there's nothing in the rules that says you can't rotate it. So if there's a gob of mud on the ball, you could make sure you're not hitting right on that gob of mud. You can't lift your ball without good reason, but if you do have a reason to lift it, can can rotate it when you replace it. Irons Titleist T200, AMT Red stiff Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X T22 54 and 58 wedges 7-wood 5-wood B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kor.A.Door Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 You have the right to identify your ball, I'm not sure exactly how the rest should be done, but in our Saturday game we just identify it, put it back, and play from there Lefties are always in their Right Mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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