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Am I allowed to lift my ball to inspect it while it is in a penalty area?

{"status":"clarify","headline":"NEED ONE FACT | Purpose of lifting matters","action":null,"rule":null,"rule_code":null,"rule_title":null,"rule_summary":null,"penalty_strokes":null,"situation":"Under the Rules of Golf by the R&A and USGA, being in a penalty area does not by itself stop you from lifting a ball for certain permitted reasons, but the reason for lifting changes the procedure and possible penalty.","options":[],"suggestion":null,"procedure":null,"branches":[],"clarifying_question":"Why do you want to lift the ball in the penalty area?","answer_options":["To identify whether it is my ball","To check if it is cut or cracked","To clean it or inspect the lie/condition around it","Other"],"clarifying_questions":[],"disclaimer":"Grounded in the Rules of Golf – the final ruling always belongs to the people on the course: your group, a referee, or the Committee.","rules_basis":"R_AND_A_USGA"}