26-2
Ball Played Within Water Hazard
a. Ball comes to Rest in the Hazard
If a ball played from within a water hazard
comes to rest in the same hazard after the stroke, the player may:
(i) proceed under Rule 26-1b, or
(ii) under penalty of one stroke,
play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the last
stroke from outside the hazard was played ( see Rule 20-5)
If the player proceed under rule 26-1a, he may elected not to play
the dropped ball. If he so elects,he may:
(a) proced under rule 26-1b, adding
the additional penalty of one stroke prescribed by that Rule;
or
(b) proceed under Rule 26-1c, if applicable, adding
the additional penalty of one stroke prescribed by that Rule;
or
(c) add an additional penalty of one
stroke and play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot
from which the last strke from outside vthe hazard wass played (see
Rule 20-5)
b. Ball Lose or Unplayable Outside Hazard or Out of Bounds
If a ball played from within a water hazard it lost or declared
unplayable outside the hazard or is out of bounds, the player, after
takinf a penalty of one stroke under
Rule 27-1 or 28a, may:
(i) play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot in the
hazard from which the original ball was last played see Rule 20-5);
or
(ii) proceed under Rule 26-1b., or if applicable Rule 26-1c,
adding the additional penalty of one stroke
prescribed by the rule and using as the reference point the point
where the original ball last crossed the margin of the hazard before
it came to rest in the hazard; or
(iii) add an dditional penalty of one
stroke and play a ball as near as possible at the spot from
which the last stroke from outside the hazard was played (see Rule
20-5)
*Note 1: When proceeding under
Rule 26-2b, the player is not require to drop a ball under Rule
27-1 or 28a. If he does not drop a ball, he is not reqiured to play
it. He may alternatively proceed under Cluase(ii) or (iii).
*Note 2: If a ball played from
within a water hazard is declared unplayable outside the hazard,
nothing in Rule 26-2b precludes the player from proceeding under
Rule 28b or c.
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE:
Match play - Loss of hole
Stroke play - Two strokes.
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