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  1. I struggle with "Virtually Certain" all the time since us mortals don't have zoom vision. I've bet my buddies that my ball was in a trap only to find that it was 40 yards past it. None of us can see the course from above while we're playing so we can "only" estimate as to where our ball is. I normally hit around 250/300 yards off the tee so I am always guessing as to where my ball is even when I'm dead center in the fairway. Very few holes give an unobstructed view of the fairway to see where the ball bounces or bounces out. If "virtually certain" means that you need to see it in the hazard then that's f'd up. I'd like to see tour pros get no assistance in finding their ball like all of us. That would result in way more drops and re-hits just like the rest of us. I will use "Reasonable Judgement" over "Virtually Certain" because that does not exist on a course without help 250 yards down.
  2. Yeah, wind was coming strong from left to right and once it got above the tree line it moved over the sand trap and towards that single tree. So my best estimate was somewhere between those two lines. The group I was with made me re-tee since they were trying to beat me so I did since I didn't know the rule. Now I know so that won't happen again. I won anyway so all good.
  3. Thanks We actually got a picture of the 15' gator chillin on the par three. After that I was not going anywhere in the marshes or water. So it only matters where it last crossed before going into the hazard? For the imaginary hole below you would take the drop where is splashed in. And not where it first crossed the water? So it does matter if the ball crosses back over land even though it never touched it?
  4. Over the weekend I played Oyster Bay Golf Links and on this hole my tee shot followed one of these two paths. There was a very strong wind moving the ball to the right so from our point of view it stayed left of the 1st sand trap. After that we would be guessing as to where it landed and bounced out. Or if it never landed and just went straight out. What would be my next shot? There were no white stakes and I remember the starter saying that most of the course is a lateral drop. Regardless of what the starter said I still wasn't sure what to do. Please help for the next time I find myself in this situation. Cheers
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