Rule Question

[Boomer51]

Playing out of hazard

I've got a question about playing out of a hazard that I can't find the answer to. The scenario is that a ball is hit into a marked lateral water hazard (red). The ball is found, identified and an attempt is made to play the ball out of the hazard. The result of that stroke is that the ball remains in the original hazard and is now unable to be played further. Since the ball is not played into the hazard with that stroke, what are my option for a drop?

Thanks,

Jim

[Newby]

 

26-2. Ball Played Within Water Hazard

a. Ball Comes to Rest in Same or Another Water Hazard

 

If a ball played from within a water hazard comes to rest in the same or another water hazard after the stroke, the player may:

 

(i) proceed under Rule 26-1a. If, after dropping in the hazard, the player elects not to play the dropped ball, he may:

 

(a)

proceed under Rule

26-1

b, or if applicable Rule

26-1

c, adding the additional penalty of one stroke prescribed by the Rule and using as the reference point the point where the original ball last crossed the margin of this

hazard

before it came to rest in this

hazard

; or

 

(b)

add an additional penalty of one stroke and play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which

the last

stroke

from outside a

water hazard

was made (see Rule

20-5

); or

 

(ii) proceed under Rule 26-1b, or if applicable Rule 26-1c; or

 

(iii)under penalty of one stroke, play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the last stroke from outside a water hazard was made (see Rule 20-5).