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On a par-3 hole, Mr. D chipped the ball from the rough near the edge of the wate

{"status":"clarify","headline":"NEED ONE FACT | It counts as holed, but the score depends on stroke count","action":null,"rule":"Rules of Golf by the R&A and USGA are the governing basis here, with no verified course-specific rules context provided.","rule_code":"Rule 11.1","rule_title":"Ball in Motion Accidentally Hits Person, Animal or Object","rule_summary":"When a ball played from off the putting green accidentally hits another ball at rest on the putting green, there is no penalty and the played ball is normally played as it lies. If it goes into the hole, it is treated as holed.","penalty_strokes":null,"situation":"Mr. D played from the rough, his ball accidentally hit Mr. L’s ball at rest on the putting green, and Mr. D’s ball then went into the hole. Mr. L’s ball should be replaced on its original spot.","options":[],"suggestion":null,"procedure":null,"branches":[],"clarifying_question":"Was Mr. D’s chip from the rough his second stroke on the par-3, with no penalty strokes before it?","answer_options":["Yes, it was his second stroke and no penalties","No, it was a different stroke number or there were penalties"],"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"}