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Two balls close together - another ball is in the way
If another player reasonably believes your ball might interfere with their play:
  • The other player may require you to mark the spot and lift your ball, which must not be cleaned (except when you lifted from the putting green).
  • If you do not mark the spot before lifting your ball, or you clean the lifted ball when not allowed, you get one penalty stroke.
  • In stroke play only, if you are required to lift your ball under this Rule, may play first instead.
You are not allowed to lift your ball under this Rule based only on your belief that your ball might interfere with another player’s play. If you lift your ball when not required to do so by another player (except when lifting the ball on the putting green), you get one penalty stroke.
Related Rule - 15.3b