If you are about putt your golf ball and the ball move is that a strock against you?

Question

If you are about putt your golf ball and the ball move is that a strock against you?

Answer 1

its a one stroke penalty if you ground your club before it happens....if it moves before you set up and ground the club..there is no penalty.

Answer 2

It only counts as a penalty stroke if the club has been grounded before the incident occurs. After the club is grounded, your responsible for the ball.