Dear Linda,
In foursomes match play (alternate shot), Player A plays the
ball out of the bunker and puts it out of bounds. Partner B must then drop a
ball in the bunker in the same place and play.
Now the question is, can Player B rake over her partner's
footprints and obvious gouge left when the ball was hit, or can Player A rake
over her own footprints and obvious gouge left when she hit the ball out
of the bunker before her partner drops her ball, or should there be no
raking by either of them?
Lulu from Belfast
Dear Lulu,
Either player may rake the bunker while the ball is out of
the bunker [Rule 13-4, Exception #2]. Once the ball is dropped in the bunker,
neither player may rake footprints near the ball, as such action would improve
the area of the player’s stance [Rule 13-2]. Retrieve the ball, rake the
bunker, then drop.
Linda
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