MOst Common golf rules encountered
Unplayable Lie in a Bunker A player has FOUR options when taking an unplayable lie in a bunker
1. One stroke penalty – Re hit from the original spot where the previous shot was taken 2. One stroke penalty – Player may drop back in line with the pin but must drop in the bun- ker. 3. One stroke penalty – Player may drop two club lengths in any direction no nearer the hole. 4. Two stroke penalty – Player may drop back in line with the pin outside the bunker. Man Made Object/Immovable Obstructions Relief A player may take free relief from “manmade” objects or immovable obstructions. These include sprinkler heads, drains, cart paths bridges etc... When taking relief: 1. Determine your nearest point of relief. 2. Drop within ONE club length of the established nearest point of relief no nearer the hole. 3. If the ball rolls outside the one club length or nearer the hole you must drop again. Penalty area Marked Yellow For a yellow penalty area, you may take relief by dropping into a relief area using (1) the spot at which your last stroke was made under stroke and distance (see Rule 17.1d(1)) or (2) the back-on- the-line relief procedure (see Rule 17.1 d(2) Penalty Area Marked Red For a red penalty area, you have the two options above for a yellow penalty area, plus an additional option to take lateral relief. Lateral relief allows you to drop a ball into a relief area measured from where your ball last crossed the edge of red penalty area. From that reference point, you are allowed to drop outside the penalty area and anywhere within two club-lengths of that spot, no nearer to the hole (see Rule 17.1d (3)). Embedded Ball Rule A player is entitled to free relief when a ball is embedded. Embedded ball relief except in a bunker: 1.One club length no nearer the hole from the point directly behind where the ball was embedded 2.May clean the ball
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