AussieKB
Well-known member
Lighten up Francis.
Relief for safety
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rulefan
Tour Winner
LincolnShep
Head Pro
When it gets hit by a golf ball.When I played a course in Victoria that the locals had carved out of the bush (Grampians GC) I got the same advice - if I should hit my ball off the fairway I should not go looking for it in the undergrowth…spiders and snakes…I took the hint and kept my ball on the fairway. I note in passing that playing on their oiled-sand greens was certainly different…
And when playing another course in Victoria and surrounded by kangaroos (often lying or standing only feet away) - I did ponder, when does a kangaroo change from being a harmless grazing animal a bit like a funny looking sheep, into a dangerous animal that might do you damage…?
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
That’s what I was thinking…as I stood there swinging a club while surrounded by the critters.
AussieKB
Well-known member
Have hit the odd Roo with a golf ball and they just bounce away.
Friend killed a Joey once with an errant shot, but as they get older they get pretty tough.
Friend killed a Joey once with an errant shot, but as they get older they get pretty tough.
fenwayrich
Assistant Pro
If the ball is in a greenside bunker close to a dangerous stag, is it permissible to drop in another greenside bunker (no nearer the hole) without penalty?
Steven Rules
Well-known member
No. The nearest point of complete relief and the relief area must be in the same bunker as the ball is currently in. Rules 16.2b(1) and 16.1c(1).
D-S
Well-known member
So if the huge Gator is in the bunker that your ball is in, then either risk it or drop outside with a 2 shot penalty or S&D?
rulie
Head Pro
Stroke and distance is always an option. And, under 16.1c(2), you can use back-on-the-line relief outside the bunker for one penalty stroke.
