Dropped club in bunker

[anotherdouble]

Hi folks as title says, today I dropped my club in the bunker my ball was in. I was walking around the bunker to collect the rake. As I bent down I lost my balance. I was approx 5 yards away from my ball and I was standing outside of the bunker. I treated this as me being a right knob with a 1 shot penalty. Was I correct

 

[Old Skier]

Hi folks as title says, today I dropped my club in the bunker my ball was in. I was walking around the bunker to collect the rake. As I bent down I lost my balance. I was approx 5 yards away from my ball and I was standing outside of the bunker. I treated this as me being a right knob with a 1 shot penalty. Was I correct

Did your club hit the ball?

 

[mikejohnchapman]

No you did yourself out of a shot providing your club didn't touch the ball. Grounding the club in a bunker as the result of a stumble isn't a penalty.

 

[anotherdouble]

No the club was nowhere near the ball.

 

[Old Skier]

As said, no penalty.

 

[D4RK1]

Why would you give yourself a penalty for that???

 

[anotherdouble]

Because my ball was in the same bunker and I wondered had I albeit by dropping my club, grounded my club. As I was ignorant to the outcome never having done this before I took the safest option. Not a problem for me. You live and learn.

 

[guest100718]

I gave myslef a 2 shot pen for hitting my bag with my ball today when I knew it was only 1. PP was sure it was 2. Played carp anyway so not that big a deal

 

[rulefan]

Because my ball was in the same bunker and I wondered had I albeit by dropping my club, grounded my club. As I was ignorant to the outcome never having done this before I took the safest option. Not a problem for me. You live and learn.

Dropping your club is the equivalent of placing it.

[h=2]13-4/0.5[/h] [h=4]Meaning of "Test the Condition of the Hazard" in Rule 13-4a[/h]Q.What is meant by "test the condition of the hazard" in Rule 13-4a?

A.The term covers all actions by which the player could gain more informa*tion about the hazard than could be gained from taking his stance for the stroke to be made, bearing in mind that a certain amount of digging in with the feet in the sand or soil is permitted when taking the stance for a stroke.

Examples of actions that would not constitute testing the condition of the hazard include the following:

• placing an object, such as clubs or a rake, in the hazard;

[h=2]13-4/21[/h] [h=4]Rake Thrown into Bunker Before Stroke[/h]Q.A player's ball lies in a bunker. He casually throws a rake into the bunker for use after his stroke. The rake does not move his ball or improve the lie of the ball. Does the player incur a penalty?

A.No. Placing a rake in a bunker is permissible. In this case, throwing the rake into the bunker was the equivalent of placing it.

 

[anotherdouble]

Cheers folks. I have Lived and learnt

 

[winty57]

how did you play today Chris?

 

[winty57]

of course in hindsight if you or your pp were not sure you should have asked for a ruling when you got in, or were you told it was a penalty?

 

[anotherdouble]

Spring tankard mate. Was out of it after yesterday. So that penalty meant nothing. I called it on myself. It was tough today with the wind