[jlab-9hgl 00198] Winter Rules are now officially over!

[Mike Zarecky]

Winter rules are over!

What does that mean? It means "Play the ball as it lies" It's that 
simple! No more moving the ball in your own fairway (Winter rules)

Options:
Unplayable Lie

According to the rules of golf, the ball can be deemed as unplayable 
anywhere on the golf course except for inside a water hazard. the golf 
is the only person who can deem the ball as being in an unplayable lie.

After declaring an unplayable lie you have three options to where you 
can drop the ball and each option has a one stroke penalty.

  1. Play the ball from where it was originally played.
  2. Drop the ball, no closer to the hole, two club lengths from the
     ball is unplayable.
  3. Keeping the point of the unplayable lie between you and the hole,
     you may go back as far as you want/need and drop the ball along
     that point.

Since you have three options choose the option that suits you best to 
avoid increasing your score any more.

Not following the proper drop procedure is a breach in the rule. If you 
are playing a match and the breach occurs the penally is a loss of the 
that hole. In stroke play you will be assessed a two stroke penalty.

Points to Remember:

  1. Only the player can deem a ball as unplayable.
  2. Unplayable lie can occur anywhere except for water and lateral
     water hazards.
  3. The golfer has three options for dropping the ball. Each option
     has a one stroke penalty.
  4. The golf ball can be cleaned prior to drop.