vagolfjunkie

I see where you're coming from. I've been in a group with the "paying customer" syndrome. I am all for getting your money's worth but some people are just hard headed. How they can enjoy a round of golf with 8 people standing on the tee box watching them is beyond me. Only thing you can do is wave the next group through without consulting your partners and then ride up and tell them to get the f* out of the way. Yeah, they might bitch you out but at least I don't have 16 angry guys behind me with sticks watching my every stinking move on the course.

Just curious now. Where did Senden get to drop? From the picture it looks like he would have to drop in the bunker so as not to be nearer the hole. Does he get to find the NPR TtG (which would probably be toward the left side of that bunker) or doesn't the rule say you have to drop at the spot where the ball is plugged. Another question while I am here--can you repair the plug mark before dropping if indeed you have to drop it at the same spot it is plugged?

Gotcha. I agree. Never really thought about technically where the boundaries of the bunker were until this happened the other day. In my mind I was trying to rationalize the plugged lie but knew in my heart it was probably still in the bunker if it never reached the grass level above. Now looking at the John Senden incident I think that was definitely plugged in the bunker. The ball was stuck in lip of bunker "not covered by grass".

I guess this is what I am confused about where the bunker ends and through the green begins. The sod/grass above the bunker has it's dirt/roots exposed above where the sand ends. So if I am standing in the bunker I can see the grass/rough on top, then about an inch or two of dirt/roots, then the sand directly below it. My ball drove directly into the roots/dirt which was not touching the sand but it looks like from the definition this would be considered "lip of bunker not covered with grass"? Correct? Now to put a twist on it, had the grass been neatly folded down to the lip of the bunker such that the dirt/roots were not exposed and there was a definite sand/grass border then if the ball had embedded in the grass I could have got relief from embedded ball. Appreciate the discusstion guys. Was playing by myself and was perplexed about what to do. I dropped in the bunker with penalty stroke and played on which looks like it was correct thing to do.

Happened to me the other day. Drove into a bunker and my next shot drives about 3 inches into the sod above the lip of the bunker. Here's my 3rd grade rendition of the situation to help visualize below. Question is unplayable and drop in bunker or relief from plugged lie?

Well at least this wasn't as stupid a question as I originally thought. Didn't know if they had "booster chairs" for the bag (lol) so it would line up with the strap or what. Bungie cord may end up being the answer or get used to getting banged in the head with the driver.

Never encountered this before as I will be taking my daughter to the course for the first time but will her small bag fit on the golf cart? Is there a special way to strap it on?