Player Action |
Stroke Play |
Match Play |
| Player plays out of proper order |
No penalty |
A player can require the opponent to replay the stroke in question |
| Carrying more than 14 clubs |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Using another player's club (except with partners) |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Any practice swing that strikes the ball or intended swing that strikes
the ball |
Ball in play, counts as one stroke. |
One stroke |
| Missed swing, 'air ball' |
One stroke |
One stroke |
| Indicating line of play |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Refusing to disclose score |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Conspiring to play out of turn |
Disqualification |
Disqualification |
| Teeing off from outside the box |
Two strokes and replay shot |
Replay shot |
| Ball falls off tee |
No penalty |
No penalty |
| Ball poorly struck off tee, rolls only a short distance |
Ball in play, counts as one stroke. |
Ball in play, counts as one stroke. |
| Playing wrong ball |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Moving ball during search |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Improperly lifting a ball to identify it; lifting ball in bunker |
One stroke |
One stroke |
| Shot goes out-of-bounds |
One stroke |
One stroke |
| Improving a lie |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Making a shot while another ball is in motion |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Standing on line of putt |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Testing surface of green on line of putt (touching) |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Improper lifting of ball |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Ball strikes Flagstick |
Two strokes (must play as is) |
Loss of hole |
| Ball strikes Flagstick attendant |
Two strokes (must play as is) |
Loss of hole |
| Unauthorized attendance of flagstick (without knowledge of player concerned) |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Moving flagstick when ball in motion |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Any action that affects a ball in motion, accidental or otherwise |
Two strokes |
Loss of hole |
| Movement of ball at rest |
One stroke |
One stroke |
| Ball lost in water hazard |
One stroke, take drop |
One stroke, take drop |
| Ball lost in casual (standing) water |
No penalty, take drop |
No penalty, take drop |
| Wrong ball played from Bunker (cannot lift to ID) |
No penalty, replay shot |
No penalty, replay shot |
| Playing out of turn (threesomes or foursomes) |
Two strokes, wrong strokes cancelled |
Loss of hole |
