Golf Forums - Q&A with TSG Head Pro - Water Hazard Rules

Over the coming weeks and months, your TSG Head Pro will be doing Q&A on a whole variety of different topics. Anything you would like to see covered, just send me a message on my profile and I'll pick the most popular topics to cover.

For the first post we are going to cover a rules question:

Your ball goes into the water (a rare occasion I know!). You see the ball go into the water and round the water is YELLOW stakes. What are your options? (You may pick more than one option)

A. Keep the point where the ball last crossed the hazard and pin in line and go back as far as you'd like and drop the ball

B. Take a drop within 2 club lengths of where the ball last crossed the hazard

C. Go back to where you placed your last shot and play another shot

D. All of the above

P.S. Just remember when dropping from a water hazard there is a one shot penalty. 

Please answer below and I will post the answer next week! 

 Hi Andy, I'll be the first lamb to the slaughter then and say (D) all of the above, tho that's not a confident answer.

 I shall be 2nd lamb, and say A and C

Baaaaaah. I'll go D too.....eek!

It's D, All of the above for me too.

 D with b being no nearer the hole 

 I think A & C. And I am thinking B only comes into play on red stakes.

 I believe B is for lateral hazards/red stakes.....

 Well done to Brigitte and John! 

The answer is A and C

Bonus points as well for identifying that B is only for if your ball is in a lateral water hazard (red stakes)

Thanks to all for putting your neck on the line and having a go. I'll post another Q&A shortly.

Once again, anything you'd like covered or a question you have feel free to message me