Hi
Linda,
Please
could you clarify the rule for a ball resting at the bottom of a yellow post designating a hazard,
leaning next to it?
Thank
you.
Lulu
from England
Dear Lulu,
The answer can be found in the Definition of “Water Hazard.”
When stakes define the margin of the hazard, they are in the hazard. A ball is
in the hazard when it touches any part of the hazard. Therefore, if the ball is
leaning against a stake that defines the hazard, the ball is in the hazard.
Sometimes a course will have both lines and stakes. In that
case, the lines define the margin of the hazard and the stakes merely identify
the hazard. If your ball touches the line, it is in the hazard. If it touches
the stake, it is in the hazard only if the stake is in the hazard. If the
stakes are situated outside the line defining the margin of the hazard, a ball
touching such a stake would not be in the hazard.
Linda
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