Rules and Rants

Rule 28. Ball Unplayable

The player may deem his/her ball unplayable at any place on the course, except when the ball is in a water hazard. The player is the sole judge as to whether his ball is unplayable.

If the player deems the ball to be unplayable, s/he must, 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 point where the ball lay, keeping that point directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit to how far behind that point the ball may be dropped; or

c. Drop a ball within two club-lengths of the spot where the ball lay, but not nearer the hole.

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Triggs Local Rules

Preferred lies in your own fairway (6 inches).

In all sand bunkers you may remove rocks, but you may not improve your lie in any way.

Cart path extensions (entrances and exits only) are deemed to ground under construction.

7th hole: the worn area between the tree and the bunker on the left side of the green is considered cart path.

8th hole: until the area between the tee and 150 yd marker is fixed, play that area as a preferred lie. Also, the area on the right of the fairway bunker is considered cart path.

11th and 12th holes: brook is a lateral hazard; consider the hazard line to be the top of the slope on either side.

14th hole: area behind green is a lateral hazard. Drop nearest point of entry or use drop area in front of green (1 shot penalty).

15th hole: the drainage ditch that runs across the fairway is a preferred lie (take the ball back 1 club length from the ditch); roped off area in front of tee is ground under repair.

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RULE QUESTION

20-2c/1.7 Whether Re-Drop Required If Ball Dropped Under Rule 24-2b Rolls Nearer Hole Than Nearest Point of Relief But Not Nearer Than Where It Originally Lay
Q: A player's ball comes to rest on a cart path such that his nearest point of relief is behind the obstruction. He properly determines this point and lifts and drops the ball in accordance with Rule 24-2b. The ball rolls and comes to rest nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief, but not nearer the hole than where it lay originally on the path. Must the ball be re-dropped?

A: Yes -- see Rule 20-2c(vii)(b).

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Important rule change 2008

Rule 12-2
Lifting Ball for Identification
Q. Am I permitted to lift a ball that I believe is mine to identify it?
A. Yes, under Rule 12-2, a ball may be lifted for identification. The player must announce his intention to lift the ball to an opponent, fellow-competitor or marker, and mark the position of the ball. He may then lift the ball and identify it, provided that he gives his opponent, marker or fellow-competitor an opportunity to observe the lifting and replacement. This may be done anywhere on the course, including when the ball lies in a hazard.

A bad day on the golf course is better than a good day at work.

The player may deem his/her ball unplayable at any place on the course, except when the ball is in a water hazard. The player is the sole judge as to whether his ball is unplayable.