He then replaced his ball and putted without picking up his marker. I told him his ball was not in play because he left his marker in place, and thus had hit a wrong ball — he needed to replace ...

If a ball-markerBall-Marker: An artificial object when used to mark the spot of your ball to be lifted, such as a tee, a coin, an object made to be a ball-marker or another small piece of equipment.

But there are two exceptions when movable obstructions cannot be removed: Exception 1 – Tee Markers Must Not be Moved When Ball Will Be Played from Teeing Area. Exception 2 – Restrictions on ...