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Decision 6-2a/3.
Handicap Stroke Wrongly Claimed at Hole; Error Discovered Before Hole CompletedQ. In match play, on the tee of a hole A states in error that he is to receive a handicap stroke at that hole. When A is preparing to putt, his opponent, B, recalls that A does not receive a handicap stroke. B so advises A and claims the hole on the ground that A gave wrong information. What is the ruling? A. The hole should have been completed without a stroke being given to A, and with no penalty to either side. A did not give wrong information. It is up to each player to know the holes at which handicap strokes are to be given or received ? see Note under Rule 6-2. Extra Stroke Taken by Mistake in Handicap Match; Error Discovered Several Holes Later ? See 2-5/13.
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