Scenario: A player is on the green and can't find his trusty ball marker. He proceeds to walk beside the green, approach a daisy patch, and pick a flower. He uses that flower as his ball marker.
Is this permissible?
Is this permissible?
Answer......
Yes, it is perfectly within the rules. The Decisions on the Rules of Golf rule 20-1/18 allows for a player to mark the position of his/her ball on the green with just about any object. However:
It is a local rule on the professional tours and at some other events that a ball should be marked with a small cylindrical round object - like a coin or similar. Otherwise there is no firm rule dictated in the rule book.
Thomas Clooney, PGA Head Golf Professional
