Water in Bunker

[DaveP043]

33 minutes ago, EnterSandTrap said:

I guess when you distill it down, a sand trap isn’t supposed to have a golf ball in it either.  

To be fair, bunkers are intended to be playable, and a bunker completely full of water isn't.  But that's why there's a Model Local Rule to address the situation appropriately.

[reidsou]

On 5/6/2024 at 6:22 AM, anaveragehacker said:

People are talking about local committees and such which we just don’t have at our level. My league and playing partners gave the free drop with no issue. My original purpose of this post was just to understand what the “real” rule is, and I now know. But now I also want to encourage people to see that many long time golf rules are outdated and illogical, and hopefully encourage people to push for change. They made some changes in the last few years, so I’m hopeful the game I love will improve if enough people speak out. 

Giving each other free drops is not golf.  And there's a whole USGA manual on the Committee.  

If golf is really "the game I love", then why not learn and follow the rules of that game? 

[iacas]

7 minutes ago, reidsou said:

Giving each other free drops is not golf.  And there's a whole USGA manual on the Committee.  

If golf is really "the game I love", then why not learn and follow the rules of that game? 

@anaveragehacker hasn't been here in nearly the two months since he posted that, likely because he didn't get the answers he wanted.