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　　Q: While a player is preparing to play from near the putting green, his opponent or fellow-competitor attends the flagstick without the player’s authority or prior knowledge. The player makes the stroke, looks up and sees the flagstick being attended. While the ball is in motion, the player tells the opponent or fellow-competitor to leave the flagstick in the hole and step away, which he does. What is the ruling?

　　A: Since the unauthorized attendance might have influenced the movement of the ball, the opponent or fellow-competitor was in breach of Rule 17-2. The opponent or fellow-competitor does not avoid the penalty under Rule 17-2 by ceasing his attendance of the flagstick. In match play, the opponent loses the hole (Rule 17-2). In stroke play, the fellow-competitor is penalized two strokes and the ball is played as it lies. If the player’s ball strikes the flagstick, the player incurs no penalty (Rule 17-2).

　　问：当一名球员在果岭附近准备打球时，他在比洞赛中的对手或比杆赛中的同组球员未经他的许可或预先通知就自行照管旗杆。这名球员在击球后才发现在有人在照管旗杆。球正在运动中，这名球员告诉他的对手或同组球员离开旗杆。这种情况适用哪条规则？

　　答：这名球员的对手或同组球员在未经许可的情况下擅自照管旗杆，违反了规则17-2。按照规则17-2的规定，对手球员或同组球员必须停止照管旗杆的行为，但也不可避免的会被处罚。在比洞赛中，对手球员在这一洞的成绩为负（规则17-2）。在比杆赛中，同组球员将被罚两杆，球按现有的位置打。如果这名球员的球撞到了旗杆上，那他本人不受处罚（规则17-2）。

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