<Li> Playing a ball out - of - turn or while someone else's ball is in motion . After teeing off, players must play their balls in the order of their distance from the hole . Playing out - of - turn is a one - stroke penalty . The only exception is while on the putting green, when a fellow player's ball obstructs the current player's and the current player wishes the other player to play it rather than lift and mark it . </Li> <Li> Cleaning a ball while it is in play, except when the ball is on the green, for identification, or to determine if the ball is unfit for play (a ball is not unfit simply because it is dirty; however a cut or split may be hidden by dirt). </Li> <Li> Equipment violations such as too many clubs (more than 14) in a player's bag or using a ball or club of illegal design . Illegal balls include balls of improper size or weight (less than 1.68" or more than 1.62 oz), floating balls, balls with dimples of the wrong size or depth, and "novelty" balls such as exploding or disintegrating balls . In the case of an illegal ball, the player adds two strokes for every hole on which that ball was put in play . Illegal clubs include clubs with a clubhead greater than 460cc, clubs with a concave face, shaft lengths over 48 ", grips with waisting, bulges or dis - symmetry, etc . In the case of a violation regarding clubs, the player adds two strokes for every hole of the current round played before the violation was discovered . </Li> <P> When a penalty is incurred because the ball has been lost or hit into an unplayable area, the player plays a new ball or moves the current one according to the rules governing the situation in which the substitution or placement occurs . This may be from the spot at which they hit the ball into that position (a stroke and distance penalty), a playable point directly in line with the hole and behind its current position, or in some circumstances at a point two clublengths or less and no closer to the hole from which the ball crossed the boundary of the unplayable condition . If the player elects to move an unplayable ball in a sand trap, the ball must remain in the hazard . </P>

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