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{"status":"advice","headline":"PENALTY: 1 STROKE","action":"Your opponent gets one penalty stroke, and the ball should be replaced on its original spot before they play.","rule":"Rule 15.1 and Rule 9.4","rule_code":"Rule 15.1; Rule 9.4","rule_title":"Loose impediments; ball moved by player","rule_summary":"Leaves and stones are generally loose impediments and may be removed, even in a bunker. But if removing them causes the player’s ball at rest to move, the player normally gets one penalty stroke and must replace the ball.","penalty_strokes":1,"situation":"Your opponent removed leaves and stones around their ball in a bunker, and that action caused the ball to move slightly.","options":[],"suggestion":"Make sure the ball is replaced as close as possible to its original spot before the next stroke. This guidance is based on the Rules of Golf by the R&A and USGA, with no course-specific Local Rule provided.","procedure":"Add one penalty stroke to your opponent’s score for the hole, replace the ball on its original spot, then continue play.","branches":[],"clarifying_question":null,"answer_options":[],"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"}