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Backswing knocks a few leaves off branches, golfer stops swing and readdresses ball, what if any is the penalty?

Larry's drive was in the woods. Upon taking his back swing, he hit a low lying branch knocking off a couple of the many leaves, but not breaking any branches. Larry stopped his swing, regrouped, and proceeded with a three-quarter swing. At this point Scott said, I think you have at least one and possibly two penalty strokes. You had two swings and you improved you lie.

What is the correct ruling?

A. No penalty.

B. One stoke penalty. Add a stoke to Larry's score for his first discontinued stroke.

C. Two stroke penalty. Add two stokes for improving the area of intended swing

D. Three-stoke penalty, Add two strokes for improving the area of intended swing and one for the discontinued stroke.

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