So we have all been there Kiawaw #17 scared of the water. I need a rule clarification. One, is this a lateral water hazard which I believe it is. Two my ball bounces not once but twice on the side beneficial to a golfer. I don't know all the rules so I need clarification. This is what I could find....
26-1. Relief for Ball in Water Hazard It is a question of fact whether a ball that has not been found after having been struck toward a water hazard is in the hazard. In order to apply this Rule, it must be known or virtually certain that the ball is in the hazard. In the absence of such knowledge or certainty, the player must proceed under
Rule 27-1. If a ball is in a water hazard or if it is known or virtually certain that a ball that has not been found is in a water hazard (whether the ball lies in water or not), the player may under penalty of one stroke:
a. Play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played (see Rule 20-5), or
b. Drop a ball behind the water hazard, keeping the point at which the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind the water hazard the ball may be dropped; or
c. As additional options available only if the ball last crossed the margin of a lateral water hazard, drop a ball outside the water hazard within two club-lengths of and not nearer the hole than
(i) the point where the original ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard or
(ii) a point on the opposite margin of the water hazard equidistant from the hole. When proceeding under this Rule, the player may lift and clean his ball or substitute a ball.
So I look at this and I can drop two club lengths no closer to the hole from which my ball last entered the hazard. Correct me if I am wrong? My next shot was from a bunker across the water.
Look at my replays to see if I am seeing this right. And then my next shot is 53 yds away from a bunker across the water? Look on my profile for my next shot setup. This makes no sense!
Please let me know if I am incorrect cause this is bothering me. So if first you look at replay, then my screenshot in my blog post. You can see the result of my shot and confusion. Please advise!
Thank you,
B0geybuster