Rule on excessive rabbit droppings

[19thagain]

On our third hole surrounded by gorse, many rabbits make their home but .... being well brought up they all go to the toilet in the same place!

Now I landed in their loo, hundreds of droppings and requested a lift but this was contested as there was no evidence of a scrape.

Now this position is two yards away from the putting surface on a links course, bare lie, the pin being a further three yards away but the ball position was on top of a slope requiring a very delicate touch which I felt was impossible with so many hard round impediments in my way.

Lift or no lift?

 

[Crow]

My take would be that they're loose impediments, you can remove as many as you like but if your ball moves it's a penalty.
And you can't get a free drop

 

[Foxholer]

As above. No lift, except via LR.

 

[North Mimms]

As above. No lift, except via LR.

As this is a defined small area close to a green, could committee mark it as GUR?

 

[backwoodsman]

My take would be that they're loose impediments, you can remove as many as you like but if your ball moves it's a penalty.
And you can't get a free drop

Unlike the rabbits...

 

[williamalex1]

Unlike the rabbits...

Thats s**t lol

 

[srixon 1]

Try playing at Yelverton. There is every type of animal excrement on that course. Loved the course layout but not some of the "hazards". Some of the fairways looked like a mine field.

 

[rulefan]

As this is a defined small area close to a green, could committee mark it as GUR?

From the R&A

Deeming animal dung or droppings, which is prevalent on a course, to be GUR by Local Rule is permissible, but the Local Rule should provide relief for lie of ball and area of intended swing only (as it is the scattering of the dung with the club during the stroke that is considered to be the problem).

 

[atticusfinch]

From the R&A

Deeming animal dung or droppings, which is prevalent on a course, to be GUR by Local Rule is permissible, but the Local Rule should provide relief for lie of ball and area of intended swing only (as it is the scattering of the dung with the club during the stroke that is considered to be the problem).

So standing in shiet is part of the game? ne:

 

[rulefan]

So standing in shiet is part of the game? ne:

Particularly that produced by the normal inhabitants of the land - sheep or cows.

 

[palindromicbob]

Rabbit and sheep dung I can cope with. It's relatively clean as far as crap goes. Dogs or cattle on the other hand

 

[rulefan]

Canada Geese are the really messy ones.

 

[patricks148]

Brora has a local rule, if you land in Cow and sheep tom tit you get a fee drop, rabbit droppings are ok in comp

 

[Colin L]

So standing in shiet is part of the game? ne:

It can be. Some of our courses are shared by quite productive outside agencies.

 

[pbrown7582]

LR in place at my original course for sheep droppings as it was on common land and the common was used for sheep grazing all summer.

 

[drawboy]

I do wish those 16-28 hcps would use a proper lavatory.

 

[atticusfinch]

I do wish those 16-28 hcps would use a proper lavatory.

That lot is positively Victorian!

 

[rulefan]

I do wish those 16-28 hcps would use a proper lavatory.

Very subtle but I suspect many missed it.

 

[rulefan]

http://www.yrga.co.uk/About us.htm

 

[19thagain]

Well Folks, you have clarified my understanding regarding my or should I say, the rabbit, droppings!

Thanks to all contributors.