Hi Linda,
Just a clarification. If a player hits a ball into a water hazard
and the ball is suckered [embedded], we know the normal provisions of point of
entry, reload from original, and line of sight. A player asked recently if he
could take a penalty drop INSIDE the hazard. He felt he could improve better
from where he was than from either original place or point of entry.
I felt that he couldn't. Your clarification appreciated as
always.
Cheers
Lou from Auckland, NZ
Dear Lou,
Players are only entitled to relief from embedded balls in
closely-mown areas [Rule 25-2]. If the Local Rule for embedded balls has been
adopted, that relief extends to through the green, which does not include hazards [Appendix I, Part
A, #3a].
The player may not declare this ball unplayable. Relief for
an unplayable ball is available anywhere on the golf course except in a water hazard [Rule 28].
If the player chooses not to play the ball as it lies in the
hazard, his only relief options are those listed in Rule 26-1.
Linda
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