tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285031498003522224.post6969912030854174381..comments2019-07-18T08:30:37.780+01:00Comments on Rules of Golf: Aguilar Penalised Four Strokes in TurkeyBarry Rhodeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06623520911189505970noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285031498003522224.post-72482065383054260052014-11-23T11:05:13.603+00:002014-11-23T11:05:13.603+00:00Golfguy, This comment obviously applies to the pr...Golfguy,<br /><br />This comment obviously applies to the previous week&#39;s blog.<br /><br />Presumably, in the circumstances that you describe the player could not retrieve their ball, in which case they could not deem it unplayable. If it is known or virtually certain that the ball was lost in a burrowing animal hole the player is entitled to free relief under Rule 25-1c. As there is doubt as to whether the ball came to rest inside or outside the margin of the bunker the player should take the least favourable option and take their drop inside the bunker within one club-length of the nearest point of relief, not nearer the hole.<br /><br />Barry<br />Barry Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06623520911189505970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3285031498003522224.post-51344602726931587252014-11-23T08:20:42.292+00:002014-11-23T08:20:42.292+00:00So when in a animal hole that goes strait down the...So when in a animal hole that goes strait down there is a 1 stroke penalty to declare it unplayable but if the hole turns beyond the margin it is a free drop outside the bunker. What if it&#39;s not able to be determined because it fell out of site? Also is any ball that falls in an animal hole that&#39;s in play,<br /> in bounds, whether fairway or rough able to be dropped without penalty?Golfguy123https://www.blogger.com/profile/04478014409569927040noreply@blogger.com