On March 24th 1951, Pat Bradley was born in Westford, Massachusetts. In a distinguished career, she became familiar to enthusiasts in this country when sharing second place behind compatriot Kathy Whitworth in the 1984 Irish Women's Open at Clandeboye. In 1986, her best year, Bradley won three LPGA major championships to match the achievement of Babe Zaharias (1950) and Mickey Wright (1961) and set a then record of $492,021 in earnings for the season.

TEASER: A competitor, mistakenly thinking his ball in play in the rough was a wrong ball, asked his fellow-competitor to pick up the ball. The fellow-competitor did so and then the error was discovered. Is the competitor subject to penalty under Rule 18-2a or exempt from penalty by virtue of Rule 18-4 (Ball moved by fellow competitor)?

ANSWER: Because the lifting of the ball by the fellow competitor was at the request of the competitor, it would not be correct to exonerate the competitor under Rule 18-4. The competitor incurred a one-stroke penalty under Rule 18-2a and he was required to replace the ball.