Ball-marker helping with play

Ball or ball-marker helping or interfering with play - Ball-marker helping or interfering play

If a ball-marker might help or interfere with play, you may:

Move the ball-marker out of the way if it is your own, or
If the ball-marker belongs to another player, require that player to move the ball-marker out of the way, for the same reasons as you may require a ball to be lifted.

The ball-marker must be moved out of the way to a new spot measured from its original spot, such as by using one or more clubhead-lengths. When you move the ball-marker back, you should do so by measuring from the new spot and reversing the steps used to move the ball-marker out of the way. The same process should be applied if you moved an interfering ball out of the way by measuring from the ball.

Related Rule - 15.3c