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Another Rules Question

  • 06-05-2013 10:21am
    #1
    diarmuid05
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 455 ✭✭


    Do you have to find a ball in a G.U.R. in order to get free relief?

    Can you proceed as you would with a hazard
    if it is known or virtually certain that a ball is in the G.U.R.?


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  • #2
    PARlance
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,511 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    diarmuid05 wrote: »
    Do you have to find a ball in a G.U.R. in order to get free relief?

    Can you proceed as you would with a hazard
    if it is known or virtually certain that a ball is in the G.U.R.?

    From R&A

    c. Ball in Abnormal Ground Condition Not Found

    It is a question of fact whether a ball that has not been found after having been struck toward an abnormal ground condition is in such a condition. In order to apply this Rule, it must be known or virtually certain that the ball is in the abnormal ground condition. In the absence of such knowledge or certainty, the player must proceed under Rule 27-1.

    If it is known or virtually certain that a ball that has not been found is in an abnormal ground condition, the player may take relief under this Rule. If he elects to do so, the spot where the ball last crossed the outermost limits of the abnormal ground condition must be determined and, for the purpose of applying this Rule, the ball is deemed to lie at this spot and the player must proceed as follows:

    (i) Through the Green: If the ball last crossed the outermost limits of the abnormal ground condition at a spot through the green, the player may substitute another ball, without penalty, and take relief as prescribed in Rule 25-1b(i).
    (ii) In a Bunker: If the ball last crossed the outermost limits of the abnormal ground condition at a spot in a bunker, the player may substitute another ball, without penalty, and take relief as prescribed in Rule 25-1b(ii).
    (iii) In a Water Hazard (including a Lateral Water Hazard): If the ball last crossed the outermost limits of the abnormal ground condition at a spot in a water hazard, the player is not entitled to relief without penalty. The player must proceed under Rule 26-1.
    (iv) On the Putting Green: If the ball last crossed the outermost limits of the abnormal ground condition at a spot on the putting green, the player may substitute another ball, without penalty, and take relief as prescribed in Rule 25-1b(iii).


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