I was chipping on to the green on #5, and my ball moved during my backswing. I did not stop the stroke, and my chip came up short of the green. I was puzzled about the rules in this scenario. I do not believe that I caused the ball to move.
It's laid out clearly in 9.1b:
If your ball at rest begins moving after you have begun the stroke or the backswing for a stroke and you go on to make the stroke:
The ball must not be replaced, no matter what caused it to move.
Instead, you must play the ball from where it comes to rest after the stroke.
So I did it right. No penalty, play the ball from its new spot.
If I had caused the ball to move, there would probably be a penalty. See Rule 9.4. It's complicated.
If I had aborted the stroke, and I had not caused the ball to move, then I would have to play from the new position of the ball, with no penalty.
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