Out of bounds ball, under penalty of one stroke, as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played. Reference: "Rules of Golf 2012-2015, Rule 27-1 b. Ball Out of Bounds", published by the R&A - and approved by the United States Golf Association (USGA). A golf ball is "out of bounds" when all of it lies "out of bounds". A player may stand out of bounds to play a ball lying within bounds. Reference: "Rules of Golf 2012-2015, Section II Definitions". In skiing, an out of bounds area is considered one that is outside of the area
Rules of snooker This is because according to the official snooker rules a ball is snookered only if its way is obstructed by balls not on. In this scenario, after a foul, the player may choose to either take the shot from the current position or ask the offender to play again, as per the usual rules on fouls. A foul and a miss will be called if a player does not hit the ball "on" first (foul) and is deemed by the to have not made the best possible attempt (miss). In this case, the opponent has the option to request that