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　　13-4/36 Smoothing Irregularities in Bunker After Stroke But Before Ball Extricated
　　Q: A makes a stroke in a bunker but fails to extricate his ball from the bunker. He smoothes irregularities in the area where the stroke was made. The smoothing does not breach Rule 13-2 with respect to his next stroke. However, B, his opponent, claims that the smoothing assisted A in his subsequent play of the hole because it constituted testing the consistency of the sand. Is B right?

　　A: No. In such circumstances Exception 2 to Rule 13-4 permits smoothing, provided nothing is done to breach Rule 13-2 with respect to the players next stroke. (Revised)

　　13-4/36 打完一杆后，但在球脱离沙坑前，平整沙坑

　　问：A在沙坑里打了一杆，但没有把球打出沙坑。他平整了打球时制造的沙坑的凹凸不平。有关他的下一杆，平整沙坑没有违反规则13-2。不过，他的对手B宣称平整的动作对A接下来在该洞的比赛有帮助，因为其检验了沙坑的粘稠度。B是正确的吗？

　　答：不对。这样的情况下，规则13-4的例外2允许平整，有关球员的下一杆，他所做的并没有违反规则13-2。

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