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Rules
101 with Andrew Greenfield |
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Andrew
Greenfield |
Welcome
to Rules 101! This page will give you a chance to test your
Rules knowledge and bone up on
the need-to-know Rules of Golf. E-mail AJGA Director of Education
Andrew Greenfield
with any questions.
Rule 26: Water Hazards (Including Lateral Water Hazards)
Rule 24: Obstructions
I played in an AJGA tournament last week and one of my fellow
competitors hit her ball left on No. 4 near a lateral water
hazard. When we found her ball it was in the lateral water
hazard. Because she could not play it she decided to take a
one-stroke penalty and take her two club lengths from the point
where her ball last crossed the margin of the hazard. However,
the red lateral water hazard line ran parallel to the cart
path so we were confused where to drop the ball. There was
only about four inches of grass between the red line and the
cart path. An AJGA
rules official handled the situation, but I was hoping you
could explain this scenario so others know what to do in this
occurrence. |
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