Hi Linda,
Could you possibly clear this one up for me, please?
Hit a tee shot onto the fairway but the ball lands in a divot. I feel I cannot play the shot in case of injury. What are my options?
Very much obliged.
Lou from Wales, UK
Dear Lou,
If you do not wish to play your ball out of a divot – for whatever reason – you may declare it unplayable. This gives you three relief options, all of which include adding one penalty stroke to your score for the hole:
1. Stroke and distance.Play a ball from where you hit your previous stroke [Rule 19.2a].
2. Back on the line. Drop a ball in a relief area described in Rule 19.2b.
3. Lateral. Drop a ball within two club-lengths of the spot of the original ball, no closer to the hole [Rule 19.2c].
Linda
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