Rules Question: 25-3 Wrong Putting Green

I've submitted the following question to the USGA (via its website) but figured I'd ask here in case anybody had any thoughts on the matter.

A golf course has 2 holes where their greens (circular in shape) are connected by a relatively narrower green "bridgeway". This bridgeway is considered a part of both holes' greens, as it's surface and composition are identical to the greens that it connects.

When playing an approach shot to green B (hole B's green), it's common for a ball to roll from green B down to green A (Hole A's green) via the green "bridgeway", given the contours of green B and the green "bridgeway".

Rule 25-3a states "Interference by a wrong putting green occurs when a ball is on the wrong putting green."

Is green B considered a "wrong putting green" even though it is connected to green A via the green "bridgeway"? Or are greens A and B considered one and the same green because they are connected by the green "bridgeway"?

If green B is considered a "wrong putting green", then would I be able to take relief (without penalty) as stated under Rule 25-3b (Relief)?

Thanks.

I think that is the kind of situation the rule was made for but I am not 100%

"If a player’s ball lies on a wrong putting green, he must not play the ball as it lies."

Would that not classify as a shared green? Both pins could be placed in a manner than would have them relatively close to one another which if the rule applies as written would cause a lot of players strokes. Or in the case of large shared greens where is the point that one green is considered the wrong green?

SW said:

Would that not classify as a shared green? Both pins could be placed in a manner than would have them relatively close to one another which if the rule applies as written would cause a lot of players strokes. Or in the case of large shared greens where is the point that one green is considered the wrong green?

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That's a good question. Both greens are roughly the same size as each other with the green "bridgeway" being about 60% of the size of just one of the greens alone.

i played a course with a similiar green situation and there was a local rule that covered the situation (no relief) shown on the score card

jwkde said:

i played a course with a similiar green situation and there was a local rule that covered the situation (no relief) shown on the score card

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Thanks for sharing that. The fact that the course you played on felt that it was necessary to stipulate a local rule regarding the shared greens situation (no relief) leads me to infer that perhaps Rule 25-3 can be invoked on shared greens unless specifically prohibited by a local rule.