Questions From The Course

QUESTIONS FROM THE COURSE - ANSWERS FROM YOU - Part 3

• Coming off the 10th. green John parked his bag near the ladies tee on the 11th. then walked back to the mens tee with his driver. Driving off from the 11th. Roger's tee shot hit John's bag and the ball came to rest on the ground between the wheels of John's trolley. According to the rules of golf, how was Roger able to proceed?
• Richard, driving a buggy, was helping to search for Mike's ball which was somewhere just off the fairway in the first cut. The ball was spotted just after Richard had driven over it. ( I suggest you take care in the car park if Richard is about!). The ball had been pushed down into grass / ground. According to the rules of golf how was Mike able to proceed and what were the repercussions for Richard?