规则 DECISIONS： 13-2/14

　　折断了发球区上妨碍向后挥杆的树枝

　　在发球区，球员折断了一支影响其挥杆的树枝。球员坚持该类行为没有违反规则13-2，因为他的球尚未在使用中。该球员正确吗？

　　不正确。球员改善了试图挥杆的区域，违反规则13-2。虽然规则13-2允许球员修整地面的不平整状态，但并不允许折断妨碍挥杆的树枝。即使后来球员在进行下一次击球前，选择在发球区的其他地方重新架球，还是要对其施予处罚。（参看裁定13–2/24）

Breaking Branch Interfering with Backswing on Teeing Ground

On the teeing ground, a player broke off a branch of a tree which was interfering with his swing. The player maintained that such action was not a breach of Rule 13-2 because his ball was not yet in play. Was the player correct?

No. The player was in breach of Rule 13-2 for improving the area of his intended swing. Although Rule 13-2 allows a player to eliminate irregularities of surface on the teeing ground, it does not allow him to break a branch interfering with his swing. The penalty would apply even if the player, before playing his next stroke, re-teed elsewhere on the teeing ground(see Decision13-2/24).

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