RichA
Well-known member
This happened a while ago, but something I've just read reminded me of it.
Playing during a winter competition, when pick, wipe, place was in effect, my ball landed in a puddle of mud within a bunker that was designated GUR. The bunker adjoins fairway and rough. I marked the entry point and cleaned my ball as it was totally covered in mud. It resembled an oversized Malteser - no part of the surface of the ball was visible.
I did not see whether the ball rolled into the bunker from the rough or the fairway.
One of my playing partners told me I should not have cleaned the ball before dropping it in the relief area.
Is that correct?
Playing during a winter competition, when pick, wipe, place was in effect, my ball landed in a puddle of mud within a bunker that was designated GUR. The bunker adjoins fairway and rough. I marked the entry point and cleaned my ball as it was totally covered in mud. It resembled an oversized Malteser - no part of the surface of the ball was visible.
I did not see whether the ball rolled into the bunker from the rough or the fairway.
One of my playing partners told me I should not have cleaned the ball before dropping it in the relief area.
Is that correct?