Bunker Options:
Remember to rake the bunker for the next person after retrieving your ball please
A Bunker is in play unless it has been marked Ground Under Repair.
Your options:
a. Temporary Water (therefore Abnormal Course Conditions), free relief is allowed at the nearest point in the bunker no nearer the hole. The original ball or another ball MUST be dropped within 1 club-length.
b. Impossible to find area to drop? – for a Penalty of 1 stroke, you can take a drop outside the bunker – no nearer etc.
c. Alternatively, you can opt to take maximum available relief, which means your ball is dropped in an area where the water is not as deep, or you opt to stand in a shallower area.
Other Abnormal Course Conditions – Wash outs
d. Areas where sand has washed away from the sides of a bunker. Free relief is allowed at the nearest point in the bunker no nearer the hole. A ball MUST be dropped within 1 club-length.
If none of the above are suiting you, for 2 penalty strokes you can Drop a Ball outside the bunker on a line as far back as you like using the Unplayable rule.
Non-qualifying, Social golf etc:
Unless marked GUR or Wash outs (as above), you can choose your best option, however, please consult your organiser.
Michele Miller
Competition Coordinator
