Albanach
Head Pro
If a ball comes to rest on a bridge crossing a hazard is the ball deemed to be in the hazard therefore subject to a penalty stroke or would you get relief from the bridge with no penalty?
Ball lying on bridge crossing a burn...?
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pogle
Head Pro
The ball is in the hazard as the boundary of the WH extend vertically upwards. No relief is available from immovable obstructions when the ball lies in a WH. Dropping off the bridge can only be done under the Water Hazard rule and therefore subject to a 1 stroke penalty. However, the bridge is not considered to be ground in the hazard and so if the player chooses to play off the bridge he is allowed to ground his club on the bridge.
rosecott
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Check local rules
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Deleted member 15344
Guest
Played at courses where bridges are in local rules and a free drop is allowed
Foxholer
Blackballed
Check Local Rules - which may be non-conforming, but are still valid for the round!
Otherwise, it can depend on style of 'bridge' that is crossing the WH.
Here's a similar thread with pics that show various styles of 'bridge'
http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/sh...bridge-crossing-water-hazard&highlight=bridge
Otherwise, it can depend on style of 'bridge' that is crossing the WH.
Here's a similar thread with pics that show various styles of 'bridge'
http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/sh...bridge-crossing-water-hazard&highlight=bridge
rulefan
Tour Winner
Are you sure they were bridges?
See the last post in the link below (referenced in the post above).
http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/sho...ghlight=bridge
D
Deleted member 15344
Guest
Yep it's a bridge and its still a free drop from it
rulefan
Tour Winner
If the ball is on the bridge or anywhere else in the WH, then the LR is 'illegal' If the ball is outside the margin of the WH, then free relief is ok.
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BrizoH71
Tour Rookie
This happened to me on Saturday. There is a ditch about 180 yards from the tee that splits the fairway, my drive cannoned into the sleeper wall of the ditch and bounced up onto the bridge. The ditch is yellow-staked, and getting to my ball I saw it lay outside the line of the yellow markers on the bridge-path, so not in the hazard.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Assuming it (the LR) exists, does the conformance or legality of the local rule change the players option to take relief?
bobmac
Major Champion
You shouldn't take relief off a bridge
Foxholer
Blackballed
No.
The Definitions of Rules/The Rules makes no distinction between conforming and non-conforming ones.
Until a LR is rescinded because, for example, it modifies a Rule of Golf amend hasn't/wouldn't be authorised by R&A, it must apply. One previous club had/has one along the lines of 'only putters may be used on greens'!
Certainly not in mixed company!
Are Pooh-Sticks allowed? Or would that be 'testing the condition'!
FairwayDodger
Money List Winner
Especially if someone might be passing by below..... :thup:
williamalex1
Money List Winner
We have a LR allowing a free drop from a bridge, but the bridge only crosses over a small gully which is not a hazard .
jUST A THOUGHT , at St Andrews are you be allowed to play off the Swilken bridge if your ball landed on it on it .??
jUST A THOUGHT , at St Andrews are you be allowed to play off the Swilken bridge if your ball landed on it on it .??
Colin L
Tour Winner
The bridge on your course is an obstruction. Why do you need a Local Rule to be allowed relief from it?
williamalex1
Money List Winner
Its printed on the scorecard to prevent confusion, bobmac say you shouldn't get relief from a bridge so it makes it simple being on the card.
I wasn't sure taking chunks out the Swilken bridge would be allowed ??.
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Foxholer
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Woosh! :rofl:
('take' was the word Bob used!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manneken_Pis Golf gear is not one of his costumes though!
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williamalex1
Money List Winner
gtf.
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