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A new Local Rule will provide an alternative to strok a penalty area or out of bounds. This new Local


BALL OUT OF BOUNDS


2 club- lengths


C


B A


If the Local Rule is in effect, you can still take stroke-and-distance relief, but you will now have the following additional option that comes with a penalty of two strokes:


A


DETERMINE SPOT where your ball went out of bounds (left diagram) or is likely to be lost (right diagram).


B


FIND NEAREST FAIRWAY EDGE no closer to the hole.


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Out of bounds


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