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　　Q: In four-ball stroke play, A and B are playing with C and D. They have been given a starting time of 9:00 a.m. D arrives at 9:01 a.m. after A has played but before B and C have played. May D play the first hole?

　　 A: D was late for his starting time and as such the answer depends on whether the Note to Rule 6-3a was in effect. If the Note was not in effect, D is disqualified for the first hole and may not play it — Rules 6-3a and 31-7c. If the Note was in effect, D may play the first hole, adding the penalty of two strokes prescribed by the Note to his score for that hole. Rule 31-2 allows an absent player to join his partner before his partner has commenced play of a hole. As C had not yet played from the teeing ground, D may join him. If D did not arrive until later in the round, he would be able to join his partner between holes without penalty, provided C had not yet played from the next tee, regardless of whether A and/or B had played.

　　问：在四球二对二的比赛上，A和B一组对抗C和D。他们的出发时间是上午9：00，但D是在9：01分到达球场的，当时A已经开始打球了，但B和C还没有开始。D可以打第1洞吗？

　　答：D迟到了，他是否能打第1洞要看规则6-3a的注释是否有效。如果注释不生效，D就被取消了第1洞的比赛资格，不能打这一洞——规则6-3a和规则31-7c。如果注释生效，D可以打第1洞的比赛，但得根据注释的规定被罚两杆。规则31-2允许缺席的球员在他同组球员没开始一洞的比赛前加入比赛。因为C还没有发球，D可以加入他。如果D直到比赛快结束的时候才到达球场，而C还没有在下一洞发球台发球，他可以在洞与洞之间加入比赛而不用受处罚，也不用考虑A和B是否已经开始打球。

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