USGA rule on how to properly mark ball

Question
Can a player mark his ball on the green by putting the ball marker to the side of the ball and not behind the ball?

Thank you

Answer
Hi Ray,

The Rules of Golf do not specify that the object used to mark the position of a ball must be of a certain size or shape.

It is recommended (in the Note to Rule 20-1) that a player use a small coin or other similar object, however, it is also permissible to use other objects such as a tee, divot repair tool, toe of a club, etc. Please refer to Decision 20-1/16.

Go to: www.usga.org/playing/rules/rules.html
for your other rules questions. The USGA has a great FAQ section.

Hope this helps.

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Best regards,
Ken Tannar