golf rules water hazard
At Par3, if your ball went into water hazard at your 2nd shot, what is the golf rule?
Do we need to play from drop zone with 1 stroke penalty or drop the ball near water hazard area and play with 1 stroke penalty?
Bags is mostly correct, but didn’t point out how you tell the differecen between the 2 types of water hazards- either marked with red or yellow stakes.
Here are the differences between the 2 types of water hazards:
If in a yellow hazard you have 3 options:
1- play the ball as it lies- no stroke penalty
2- take a one stroke penalty and return to the place you originally hit the shot (for instance the tee box);
3- Take a one stroke penalty and drop it. Some courses are set up with drop zones, but most are not. You need to pay attention on where you drop it when you hit into a yellow staked hazard. When you drop it, I already mentioned that you can play from your original position. However, in most cases you wouldn’t want to do this.
So when you take a drop from a yellow hazard, you must drop at a position where the ball went into the hazard and your drop must be between this point and line to the flagstick.
When dropping from a red hazard (lateral hazard):
The main difference between a yellow and red is that when dropping from a red you must drop within 2 club lengths of where the ball went into the hazard. Also, when dropping from a red hazard, if you hit the ball over a red hazard and it roles back into the hazard, you can play to the side of the hazard and not necessarily have to carry the hazard again- contrary to a yellow hazard.
Remember- yellow you can drop as far back as you want- just keep your drop in line with the flagstick and point of entry. Red hazard, lateral hazard, within two club lengths of the hazard and not closer to the hole.
Rules of Golf – Lateral Water Hazards 04Jan09
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