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Every month the chairman of the Rules Committee,Noble Bud Wheat,
will offer a golf rule reminder so that we will know which rule we
are bending during our weekly dollar Nassau. Just kidding, Bud.
WATER HAZARD
The water hazard rule allows the player to take a drop outside
the hazard under penalty of one stroke.
There are two options when in a regular hazard (yellow stake).
When in a lateral hazard (red stake), there are two options.
If the ball crosses the margin of a
regular water hazard, you can (1) take a drop any desired distance
backwards on a line from the hole to the entry point, under penalty
of one stroke. (2) Take a drop where the last shot was played, under
penalty of one stroke. If this was on the tee, the new ball can be
teed up.
If your ball crosses the margin of a
lateral water hazard,so called because it is impossible to
drop the ball behind the hazard, two additional options are available.
(1) Take a drop within two club lengths of the entry point, no
closer to the hole, under penalty of one stroke. (2) Take a drop
within two club lengths of the point opposite the entry point (spot
on the other side of the hazard must be the same distance from the hole),
under penalty of one stroke.
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