What are the most common penalties in a club medal?

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The general penalty in stroke play is two strokes. These are the ones that catch club golfers most often: Breach Rule Penalty in stroke play Playing a wrong ball 6.3c 2 strokes. Strokes with the wrong ball don't count; you must go back and play your own ball Teeing off from outside the teeing area 6.1b 2 strokes, and you must replay from inside the teeing area Playing from a wrong place (e.g. a bad drop) 14.7 2 strokes; a serious breach must be corrected Touching the sand with your club right in front of or behind the ball, in a practice swing or on the backswing in a bunker 12.2b 2 strokes Putting from the green and hitting another ball on the green 11.1a 2 strokes Carrying more than 14 clubs 4.1b 2 strokes per hole where it happened, maximum 4 per round Arriving up to 5 minutes late on the tee 5.3a 2 strokes on the first hole Ball lost or out of bounds 18.2 1 stroke plus distance Relief from a penalty area or an unplayable ball 17.1d / 19 1 stroke (2 for back-on-the-line outside a bunker) Wrong ball and teeing area mistakes: if you don't correct them before playing from the next tee (or, on the last hole, before returning your card), you're disqualified. No penalty for: hitting the flagstick left in the hole, repairing spike marks on the green, removing loose impediments in a bunker or penalty area, or accidentally moving your ball while searching for it.

Breach	Rule	Penalty in stroke play
Playing a wrong ball	6.3c	2 strokes. Strokes with the wrong ball don't count; you must go back and play your own ball
Teeing off from outside the teeing area	6.1b	2 strokes, and you must replay from inside the teeing area
Playing from a wrong place (e.g. a bad drop)	14.7	2 strokes; a serious breach must be corrected
Touching the sand with your club right in front of or behind the ball, in a practice swing or on the backswing in a bunker	12.2b	2 strokes
Putting from the green and hitting another ball on the green	11.1a	2 strokes
Carrying more than 14 clubs	4.1b	2 strokes per hole where it happened, maximum 4 per round
Arriving up to 5 minutes late on the tee	5.3a	2 strokes on the first hole