GUR or Not GUR?

[mikejohnchapman]

Playing in a match in Devon this week and one of our team got into a situation involving work being done on the course.

The problem occured when one of the players sliced a drive and the ball came to rest on a pile of earth which had been dug whilst fixing some drainage. A yellow pipe was sticking out but there was no white line or notice saying GUR.

The local player insisted it had to be played as it lay or to take a penalty drop.

My question is that if there is an obvious area which is being worked on by the greenstaff are you able to assume it is GUR? I know you can do this with clippings prior to their removal but excavations?

 

[atticusfinch]

Playing in a match in Devon this week and one of our team got into a situation involving work being done on the course.

The problem occured when one of the players sliced a drive and the ball came to rest on a pile of earth which had been dug whilst fixing some drainage. A yellow pipe was sticking out but there was no white line or notice saying GUR.

The local player insisted it had to be played as it lay or to take a penalty drop.

My question is that if there is an obvious area which is being worked on by the greenstaff are you able to assume it is GUR? I know you can do this with clippings prior to their removal but excavations?

Ground under repair includes material piled for removal and a hole made by a greenkeeper, even if not so marked .

The definition does not say what kind of material, just that it it be piled for removal. The hole would also be gur.

 

[Foxholer]

Playing in a match in Devon this week and one of our team got into a situation involving work being done on the course.

The problem occured when one of the players sliced a drive and the ball came to rest on a pile of earth which had been dug whilst fixing some drainage. A yellow pipe was sticking out but there was no white line or notice saying GUR.

The local player insisted it had to be played as it lay or to take a penalty drop.

My question is that if there is an obvious area which is being worked on by the greenstaff are you able to assume it is GUR? I know you can do this with clippings prior to their removal but excavations?

Seems to me this is the epitome of 'ground under repair'!