Dear Linda,
Yuk! Ball in bunker fully embedded in fox poo! Can I take
relief?
Lou from England
Dear Lou,
No relief, Lou. You’re going to have to ignore the yuck
factor and play the ball as it lies.
Dung that adheres to the ball is not a loose impediment
[Definition of “Loose Impediment”]. A player would not get relief for a ball
embedded in dung anywhere on the golf course. If the dung does not adhere to
the ball, it is a loose impediment, and the player may carefully brush it away
if his ball lies through the green. There is no relief from dung in a bunker,
regardless of whether it adheres to the ball, since a player is not permitted
to touch or move a loose impediment in a bunker [Rule 13-4c].
Linda
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