- The player, or
- Any person who lifted the ball or caused it to move (even if that person was not allowed to do so under the Rules).
If the player plays a ball that was replaced by someone not allowed to do so, the player gets one penalty stroke.
See Rules 25.2h, 25.3c and 25.4a (for players with certain disabilities, modification of Rule 14.2b(1) allows the player to give general authorization to any other person to place or replace the player's ball).(2) How Ball Must Be Replaced. The ball must be replaced by setting it down on the required spot and letting it go so that it stays on that spot.
If the player plays a ball that was replaced in a wrong way but on the required spot, the player gets one penalty stroke.
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