Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
To my mind we're over thinking this....
The ball was on the fairway...
It rained and a stream of water carried the ball into a Water Hazard.
Water is not an outside influence according to the rules - just like wind.
So the ball is taken to the hazard - it's now in the hazard so proceed as such.
The Rules about picking up a moving ball from water applies in a hazard only.
You can't pick up a moving ball otherwise.
Luck of the draw, Rub of The Green - call it what you will
Th CW shouldn't be there but neither should the twig or rock that causes a ball to bounce badly and end up in a hazard.
It could easily have happened the other way - if the stream had carried the ball THROUGH the hazard then you'd play it as it lies.....
The ball was on the fairway...
It rained and a stream of water carried the ball into a Water Hazard.
Water is not an outside influence according to the rules - just like wind.
So the ball is taken to the hazard - it's now in the hazard so proceed as such.
The Rules about picking up a moving ball from water applies in a hazard only.
You can't pick up a moving ball otherwise.
Luck of the draw, Rub of The Green - call it what you will
Th CW shouldn't be there but neither should the twig or rock that causes a ball to bounce badly and end up in a hazard.
It could easily have happened the other way - if the stream had carried the ball THROUGH the hazard then you'd play it as it lies.....