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Siden vi er i farten og diskuterer regler rundt vannhinder, tar jeg meg den frihet å sakse inn to av mine favorittdesicions. Disse to har jeg egentlig vanskelig for å forstå.
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26-1/4 Ball Played Under Water Hazard Rule Without Reasonable Evidence Original Ball in Hazard; Original Ball Then Found in Hazard
Q. A player’s ball carried over a water hazard into some trees. It could not be determined whether the ball bounced back into the hazard or came to rest in the trees. Therefore, there was not reasonable evidence that the ball was in the hazard.
The player did not search for his original ball. He assumed that it was in the hazard, dropped a ball behind the hazard at a spot that conformed to Rule 26-1b and played that ball onto the green. As he was walking to the green, he found his original ball in the hazard. What is the ruling?
A. The first paragraph of Rule 26-1 states in part: “In order to treat the ball as lost in the hazard, there must be reasonable evidence that the ball lodged in it. In the absence of such evidence, the ball must be treated as a lost ball and Rule 27-1 applies.” Therefore, the player was not entitled to assume that his original ball was in the hazard and the fact that it was subsequently found in the hazard is irrelevant. When the player dropped and played another ball behind the hazard, it became the ball in play and the original ball was lost. The player was required to proceed under Rule 27-1. In playing the ball dropped under Rule 26-1, he played from a wrong place.
In match play, he incurred a penalty of loss of hole (Rule 20-7b).
In stroke play, he incurred the stroke-and-distance penalty prescribed by Rule 27-1 and an additional penalty of two strokes for a breach of that Rule. If the breach was a serious one, he was subject to disqualification unless he corrected the error as provided in Rule 20-7c.
Denne regelen sier altså at dersom man behandler en ball som mistet i et vannhinder UTEN rimelig bevis, så har man store problemer, slev om man faktisk finner ballen i hinderet etter at man har droppet osv. Så dersom man slår et slag mot et vannhinder, trekker på skuldrene, sier "den gikk sikkert i hinderet" uten å sjekke noe videre, dropper en ball og spiller på den, så er man faktisk fucked (straff for slag på feil ball fra feil sted og jeg vet ikke hva...), SELV om man faktisk finner ballen i hinderet etterpå. Kan ikke helt skjønne når man i praksis skal bli tatt for noe slikt, men desicionen er nå i alle slik.
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26-1/3.5 Ball Dropped Under Water Hazard Rule with Reasonable Evidence; Original Ball Then Found
Q. A player’s ball is struck towards a water hazard. There is reasonable evidence that the player’s ball is in the water hazard and he drops a ball under Rule 26-1b. Before he plays the dropped ball, his original ball is found within the five-minute search period. What is the ruling?
A. The player had reasonable evidence that his ball was in the water hazard when he put the substituted ball into play and, therefore, that ball was correctly substituted and he may not play the original ball.
If the original ball was found in the water hazard and this discovery affects the reference point for proceeding under Rule 26-1b, resulting in the substituted ball having been dropped in a wrong place, the player must correct the error under Rule 20-6. The player must proceed in accordance with any of the applicable options under Rule 26-1 with respect to the correct reference point (see Decisions 20-6/2 and 26-1/16). Otherwise, Rule 20-6 does not apply and the player must continue play with the dropped ball. In either case, the player incurs a penalty of one stroke under Rule 26-1.
If the original ball was found outside the water hazard, the player must continue with the dropped ball under penalty of one stroke (Rule 26-1). (New)
Dersom man er helt sikker på at ballen gikk i hinderet, dropper osv, og deretter finner ballen UTENFOR hinderet, så spiller det ingen rolle. Man plukker den originale ballen og spiller videre på den droppede ballen.
Oppsummering:
Dersom man bare tror ballen gikk i hinderet, og faktisk har rett, er man fuched. Dersom man vet at ballen gikk i hinderet, men tok feil, så er det greit.
Lang post. Mon tro om noen leser dette. Kanskje bare jeg som syns at slik regelonani er morsomt :-)