In a bunker, the relief must be taken in the bunker. What if complete relief is not available? Then you are entitled to maximum avail- able relief, which may mean that you go from your ball resting in the water to you standing in the water to play your next stroke. If that doesn’t sound like a good option, you may take a one-stroke penalty and drop outside the bunker, keeping the point where the ball lay directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, going back as far as you wish.
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OTHER DECISIONS:
Mushy Earth VS. Casual Water
There are a couple of decisions that
tell us that soft, mushy earth is NOT casual water and you may not use undue effort to bring up casual water. There is another decision that states that overfl ow from a water hazard is considered casual water. By defi nition, casual water is an abnormal ground condition and the procedure for relief is found in Rule 25 of the Rules of Golf.
Losing a Ball in Casual Water
It is possible to lose your ball in
casual water. However, you must have knowledge or virtual certainty that your ball is lost in the casual water before you determine if you are entitled to relief. If your ball is lost in casual water you are entitled to relief without penalty and you must use the spot from where it last crossed the margin of the casual water when determining your nearest point of relief.
When your ball lies on the putting green you not only get relief for the lie of the ball, stance and area of intended swing but also for line of putt interference. After determining your nearest point of relief you will place the ball at that spot and it may be off the green.
Water is an incredibly valuable resource to the game of golf and the rules have given us specifi c guidelines on how to deal with the excess water on the course so that we can continue to play the game the way it was intended. Knowing the rules makes the game of golf more fun.
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