Rules query

[jammydodger]

I imagine they put red stakes on the green side of the water to encourage people to drop that side (it looks steep enough for balls to roll back in) so as they dont have to play over the water again. Obviuosly if they dont clear it then its got to be from behind the yellow stakes (tee side)

 

[andycap]

Blimey you lot would make good detectives
Good work smiffy finding the hole layout(why didn't i think of that)
Just to clarify i had cleared the water and the ball rolled back in, the slope is severe, the green is above head height playing from that area.
Must admit i hadn't noticed red posts one side and yellow the other
Thanks all for your help, i'll get some info next time i'm at the club

 

[viscount17]

This isn't the first time we've had a post dealing with a hazard that's posted red one side and yellow on the other. I don't think we came to a satisfactory conclusion that time either, other than that it would be so much easier if drop zones were used.

 

[Bigfoot]

If someone has played over the green and then thinned a pitch or chip back over the green, the lateral hazard is sensible but when the ball has come from the fairway side then yellow is best. There has to be clarity and so the hazard being red on greenside is best.

 

[justhitthething]

I'm aware that there is no defined "whole margin" and was trying to ensure we were aware it had crossed the hazard and the red lines on the far bank first. Otherwise the only option would be to proceed under the options for yellow staked hazards.

From the OP

On the 2nd hole stroke index 1 ,i decided to lay up short of water leading to an elevated green , played a wedge over the water but caught it a bit thick, the ball cleared the water , caught the upslope and rolled back into the water.

Homers point is valid. The OP didnt say the ball crossed the hazard, he just said it crossed the water. What Homer is merely pointing out is that the water is not the hazard, the line between the stakes is, and the ball must cross them to be outside the hazard.