Ruling? Ball at rough

What happen if the ball in rough and when one ground the club behind the ball and causes it to move.......isnthat ok?

Not ok. based on the movie the legend of Bagger Vance.

Don't think its ok...

Rule 18: Ball at Rest Moved

A. If you or your partner or either of your
caddies move either of your balls on purpose,
accidentally, or cause it to move add a penalty
stroke to your score, replace and play it.

B. If your ball is moved by someone or something
other than you, your partner or either of your
caddies, (an outside agency) there is no penalty,
but you must replace it.If the ball is moved
by wind or water, you must play it as it lies.

C. Once you address the ball, if the ball moves,
add a penalty stroke and replace the ball

Definitions

Addressing the Ball
A player has “addressed
the ball” when he has taken his stance and has
also grounded his club, except that in a hazard
a player has addressed the ball when he has
taken his stance.

Move or Moved
A ball is deemed to have “moved”
if it leaves its position and comes to rest in any
other place.

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So... Just wobbling in the same place is not deemed as moved.

thanks guys....but what if the ball moved Up and down?

reason being, while doing my prep for my game in Mar , I was watching Avantha...and Jbe ball moved up and down....cant really tell if it moved sideways......when he grounded the club on the rough.....


Before anything else, I am not a couch umpire......but just want to know better the rule.

It must leave its position and come to rest in any other place. If up and down, but within the same spot, it has not moved.

I think as long as the ball does not roll off from its initial position, it should be ok ba... if one rest the club on the same blade of grass that sits the ball, causing it to to tilt slightly with the movement of the grass, there should be no penalty... not until the ball rolls off into a new position...


wel... that's what I think... if not... who the hell ask u put the club so near to the ball!?!?

This is useful info.

Especially when on a slope in the rough.

Balls moves easily when addressed.

In a competition, this will be costly.

yeah costly, like how it was for Peter Whiteford.
sad..

if the ball go down or up without any movement forward and backward to his intial position . there isn't penality . Even a tilt will cause you penality if it move from original position

bottomline - if a player takes and backswing and then downswing with intention to strike the ball but completely misses it, it's considered a stroke. 

Unless a player INTENTIONALLY swings beside/above (few in the world takes a practice swing above on grass) or stops behind the ball, w/o the intention to strike the ball, it isn't a stroke, well unless the ball moves when your practice swing is hard enough to cause it as such. 

Rule 14/1.5 spelled it out quite clearly. 

Brgds

My understanding is that as long as it is not resting at another location it is not moved. 

There was once on tv I saw bubba Watson address his ball at the green fringe with his wood to sort of chip the ball, he touches the ball to cause it to rock. But the ball did not move and there was no penalty.

I saw that also, not sure if he was penalised in the end, the commentators also laughing away when they watched the reply.

agree if not resting at another location it is not moved, but a complete stroke with intention to hit the ball even though completely misses it "i.e air stroke", will be considered as one stroke for sure.

http://www.pga.com/news/golf-buzz/did-bubba-watsons-ball-move-watch-video-and-make-call