My Playing Partner Brushed Away Sand On The Fringe Before Making A Stroke. Should It Have Been A Penalty?

Brushing sand away from the fringe of the green.

Here’s a scenario that a reader wrote to us about to query the correct course of action under The Rules of Golf.

Playing in a club competition, her playing partner hit a good shot into a par-3 hole that rolled just through the back of the green and onto the fringe.