19th July onwards, pre pandemic rules reinstated

Yeah, I'm not looking forward to the first time I'm plugged in a bunker. Been a long time since I had to play a shot like that!
 
Apparently clubs have to provide hand washing facilities at each hole. Personally, I've always had (pre covid) hand sanitiser in my bag - just for after having a relief in a bush or wiping the muck off a ball. I find it disturbing that it has taken COVID for people to actually wash their hands.
 
Sats said:
Apparently clubs have to provide hand washing facilities at each hole. Personally, I've always had (pre covid) hand sanitiser in my bag - just for after having a relief in a bush or wiping the muck off a ball. I find it disturbing that it has taken COVID for people to actually wash their hands.
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Reading that it says we recommend

So they don't have to if they don't want to
 
fundy said:
how is it being double penalised?
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I suppose if it is a hazard, which generally should be avoided, it is likely that it may be costing you a shot just by being in the hazard, (not always I know), but to then find your ball in a footprint for example, could well result in a further shot just to move it from there.
I‘d just like the lie to be as the course architect designed the bunker, and I doubt they saw it as unraked or full of footprints, in most instances a 6” preferred lie would suffice.
 
woofers said:
I suppose if it is a hazard, which generally should be avoided, it is likely that it may be costing you a shot just by being in the hazard, (not always I know), but to then find your ball in a footprint for example, could well result in a further shot just to move it from there.
I‘d just like the lie to be as the course architect designed the bunker, and I doubt they saw it as unraked or full of footprints, in most instances a 6” preferred lie would suffice.
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so do you want preferred lies if you are plugged in the sand? bit too close to the face, its ok move it back 6 inches? etc etc
 
woofers said:
I suppose if it is a hazard, which generally should be avoided, it is likely that it may be costing you a shot just by being in the hazard, (not always I know), but to then find your ball in a footprint for example, could well result in a further shot just to move it from there.
I‘d just like the lie to be as the course architect designed the bunker, and I doubt they saw it as unraked or full of footprints, in most instances a 6” preferred lie would suffice.
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But if there are rakes then hopefully the bunker won't be full of footprints. But a bunker is a hazard and you aren't supposed to be guaranteed a perfect lie anyway...
 
If you hit it into the hazard then you take what you're given. If you don't like it then spend more time on the practice ground ?
 
Thanks guys, I take on board all of your comments. I had no desire to get into a full scale discussion on the merits of lies in bunkers which probably warrants a thread of its own.
 
SteveJay said:
Totally impractical for most clubs anyway!
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I think what clubs could do is buy a job lot of little plastic bottles with clips on...then some hand gel and fill them up

Sell them to the golfers and offer refills for like £1 or something
 
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