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Originally Posted by Texas Wedge
Okay, so I have a question related to unplayable lies, too. Can you take an unplayable lie from a hazard? For example, I was playing a course yesterday that had water in front of the green. Naturally, I hit the tree and dropped down into the mud and buried. From there, I saw no red stakes or paint to signify a hazard, but you obviously KNOW it's a hazard. So can I take a two club length drop back out of the mud and play from there? Or would I be required to use a different rule? If so, would I have to treat it as a water hazard even though there wasn't really any water where my ball was and just drop behind the nearest point of entry?  |
You ask one question here but then give an example that gives your question TWO answers.
1. You CAN'T deem a ball unplayable in a Water Hazard. (Rule 28)
2. You can deem a ball unplayable in a Bunker but must drop it in that Bunker or go back to the point you last played from.
Rule 33-2a states that the Committe MUST clearly define accurately
the margins of water hazards and lateral water hazards.
In your example this has not been done so you could argue that it is infact Casual Water and you get Free Relief under Rule 25 at the nearest point of relief.