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Option 2: Replay the shot that went into the hazard from as near the original spot as possible shown on the right in the picture above. Add one penalty stroke.
USGA Rules: 26 - 1a
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Option 3: Locate the hole and the spot where the ball last crossed the margin of the hazard (Shown as the red ball in the picture above), and connect those two points with an imaginary line (Shown as the blue line in the picture above). Take a drop behind the hazard anywhere along that line. You can drop as far back as you want.
Add one penalty stroke.
USGA Rules: 26 - 1b
Note 1: The position of the drop for Option 3 is related to the position of the hole and the spot where the ball last crossed the margin of the hazard and NOT the position of the original shot or the line of flight of the original shot.
Note 2: When proceeding under Option 2 or Option 3, the player may lift and clean the ball or substitute a ball. |