Completing Play of a Hole

6.5

A player has completed a hole:

In match play, when:

The player holes out or the player’s next stroke is conceded, or

The result of the hole is decided (such as when the opponent concedes the hole, the opponent’s score for the hole is lower than the player possibly could make or the player or opponent gets the general penalty (loss of hole)).

In stroke play, when the player holes out under Rule 3.3c.

If a player does not know that they have completed a hole and attempts to continue play of the hole, the player’s further play is not considered to be practice nor do they get a penalty for playing another ball, including a wrong ball.