Hi Linda,
A par-3 hole has red stakes up the right side of the green
and a yellow-staked water hazard in front of the green and up the left hand
side. If a ball lands pin high but on the left hand bank and bounces down into
the hazard can it be dropped on the green side of the hazard or must it be
taken to the other side of the hazard?
Thank you for all your advice!
Lulu from Edinburgh
Dear Lulu,
I’m puzzled as to why a hazard located on the side of a putting green is not marked
as a lateral hazard (red stakes).
You might want to discuss this with the course manager.
In the interim, since the ball lies in a yellow-staked water
hazard, the ball must be dropped behind the hazard, such that the player’s next
shot will have to negotiate the hazard. This ball must be dropped on the
flagline. The player’s other relief choice would be to play a ball under stroke
and distance [Rule 26-1].
Linda
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