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unplayable lies

• HackWilson1930 1,437 Posts

  Tue, Mar 21 2017 4:17 AM

  I think that I actually ran into the rule dealing with an obstruction on the first hole at St A where WGT called it an unplayable lie and made the free drop. Therefore there was no penalty stroke.

• twinponds169 3,044 Posts

  Tue, Mar 21 2017 7:23 AM

  I had one a while back on the par 5 Congo 6th, the water hole. My ball rolled off the far right front of the green, through the fringe and came to rest on the top of the concrete barrier wall of the water. It said Unplayable Lie and it dropped me back to the fairway on the other side of the water, where you would normally be dropped if you actually put it in the water. There was no penalty stroke. Only time it has ever happened to me .

  If you are in a situation where you know you have a high chance of losing an expensive ball, I would just concede the hole, or if playing solo, just quit the game.

• 9,041 Posts

  Tue, Mar 21 2017 8:50 AM

  twinponds169:

  If you are in a situation where you know you have a high chance of losing an expensive ball, I would just concede the hole, or if playing solo, just quit the game.

  Lose a ball or not...ya have to try ?

  Lost quite a few balls over the years but gained plenty of information from those efforts..

  Never know when you might end up in a similar situation where bailing isn't an option, $$ matches / important Single play rounds etc

  Andy

• phred952 2,714 Posts

  Tue, Mar 21 2017 10:01 AM

  PhilEStein:

  What unplayable lie?

   

  

  Well Phil,

  You now know the answer to the question "What Would Jesus Do?"

• Robert1893 7,722 Posts

  Tue, Mar 21 2017 10:34 AM

  HackWilson1930:

  I think that I actually ran into the rule dealing with an obstruction on the first hole at St A where WGT called it an unplayable lie and made the free drop.

  
  
  ON WGT, I've never seen it say "unplayable lie" but have seen "immovable obstruction." Those are two different things. For an immovable obstruction, there is no penalty assessed.

• MrFunnyWobbl 894 Posts

  Tue, Mar 21 2017 5:51 PM

  phred952:

  dougmac0:

  HI all searched in vain for an answer to this problem,also how do you do a pick up.

  Well, first of all don't ask "Hi, do you come here often?"

  Holy *** I died laughing at this