Do you know the rules?
Sheena’s second shot comes to rest on a sprinkler head just short of the green. She takes relief from the immovable obstruction under Rule 24-2, but before dropping her ball, she sweeps away some stones from the area where she is about to drop her ball using her towel. What is the ruling?
1. Sheena is penalised two strokes 2. There is no penalty. 3. There is no penalty, but Sheena must recreate the lie to its original condition before dropping the ball.
Find out what the answer is in next week’s newsletter. Did you get the answer to last week’s rule? George’s drive lands in the fairway bunker and as he approaches it, he accidentally kicks a divot into the bunker which comes to rest near his ball. George picks up the divot and throws it out of the bunker before playing his next shot. What is the ruling?
1. There is no penalty. 2. George is penalised one stroke 3. George is penalised two strokes
Answer: 3. George is penalised two strokes. A detached divot is a loose impediment – see Definition of “Loose Impediments” – and may not be removed from the bunker when both the loose impediment and the ball lie in a hazard (Rule 13-4c). By removing the divot from the bunker, Danny incurred a penalty of two strokes for a breach of Rule 13-4c. (See Decision 13-4/14) |