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[QUOTE="690West, post: 3892051, member: 133"]
This would fall under Rule 11.1 and thus you just play it as it lies.   Now, if he deliberately tried to putt towards your ball coming in that would be different.  I guess in a real circumstance, the committee would have to determine.

"Rule 11 covers what to do if the player’s ball in motion hits a person, animal, equipment or [B][U]anything else[/U][/B] on the course. When this happens accidentally, there is no penalty and the player normally must accept the result, whether favorable or not, and play the ball from where it comes to rest. Rule 11 also restricts a player from deliberately taking actions to affect where any ball in motion might come to rest.”

In regards to him practicing (which is allowed even in stroke play), it looks like the USGA has ruled on that as well. Looks like he was within the rules:

Decision 7-2/1
If you're playing in a four-ball stroke-play event, you cannot practice between holes until you and your partner have holed out or picked up. In singles match play or individual stroke play, you can practice as soon as you've holed out. You don't necessarily have to wait for your opponent or fellow-competitor(s) to hole out to practice. But it's considered good etiquette to do so.
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