[jlab-9hgl 02276] Re: [EXTERNAL] ball lost or out of bounds

[Mark Ito]

Folks,

Two more questions and then I will shutup...

a) Can you guys tell I love talking about the rules of golf?
b) Can you guys tell I am retired and have too much time on my hands?

  -- Mark

On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM Mark Ito <markito3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Earl,
>
> I should add...the relief under the various rules for various situations
> often have common elements, so the descriptions of the relief methods you
> posted are useful when thinking about relief generally.
>
> ....anyone remember Rolaids? 😉
>
>   -- Mark
>
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM Mark Ito <markito3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> My understanding is that an unplayable ball, a ball lost in a hazard, and
>> a lost ball are all controlled by different USGA rules. In particular, an
>> unplayable ball is a ball you found, you look at where it is sitting, it is
>> in-bounds, and you say to yourself "no way should I try to hit that ball"
>> for any number of possible reasons. Since you found it, well, it ain't lost.
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM Earl Mosby <mosby at jlab.org> wrote:
>>
>>> FYI,
>>> Per USGA, relief for unplayable ball in general area.  (1) We do not
>>> take stroke & distance into account.
>>> We should use (2) or (3) as options.
>>>
>>>
>>> Per USGA, Back-on-the-Line Relief:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Earl
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Jlab-9hgl on behalf of Mark Ito via Jlab-9hgl
>>> *Sent:* Monday, April 21, 2025 10:37 PM
>>> *To:* JLab Nine-Hole Golf League
>>> *Subject:* [jlab-9hgl 02263] [EXTERNAL] ball lost or out of bounds
>>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> There was a lot of discussion today about this rule. Here is the quote
>>> from the league rules:
>>>
>>> "For any lost ball or ball hit out of bounds, you must drop a ball no
>>> more
>>> than two club lengths from the out of bounds spot or location the ball is
>>> determined lost. You must take a 1-stroke penalty. DO NOT go back to
>>> the original spot to hit again and DO NOT go back as far as you want to
>>> choose a nice spot to drop."
>>>
>>>   -- Mark
>>>
>>> --
>>> Mark M. Ito
>>> markito3 at gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Mark M. Ito
>> markito3 at gmail.com
>>
>>
>
> --
> Mark M. Ito
> markito3 at gmail.com
>
>

-- 
Mark M. Ito
markito3 at gmail.com
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