Water hazards probably account for more penalty strokes than anything else in golf. But water hazardsas dealt with under Rule 26often lead to controversy when interpreting the rule. So Im careful to review the topic in my golf lessons and discuss it in my golf tips.
The controversy stems from interpreting where the ball last crossed the waters edge. Since the decision affects where you take a drop, it makes sense to have a good understanding of the rule, especially if a match is on the line or your working on a personal best.
The Rules
Golfs rules define a water hazard as any sea, lake, pond, river, ditch, surface draining ditch, or other open water course (whether or not containing water), and anything of a similar nature. Courses mark water hazards with yellow stakes and lines. But the rules dont stop there, as I mention in my golf tips and during my golf lessons; they also discuss a lateral water hazard.
The rules define a later water hazard as part of a water hazard so situated that it is not possible, or is deemed by the committee to be impracticable, to drop a ball behind the water hazard in accordance with Rule 26-1b. In other words, its a...
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