Golf Rules – Ball at Rest Moved by Natural Forces

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The ball has come to rest, the player has then walked towards it and the ball has started moving. What happens now?
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It needs to be determined as to whether the player caused the ball to move. In this situation, was it known or at least 95% virtually certain that the player caused the ball to move. The answer is no, there is a high likelihood that natural forces (wind, gravity) caused the ball to move. Therefore the player plays the ball from where it came to rest.
Rule 9.2
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Note: it would be a different answer if the player had already marked, lifted and replaced their ball on the putting green.
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