04-12-2018, 11:08 PM
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04-13-2018, 01:30 AM
Gator wins.
Go home.
Go home.
04-13-2018, 03:38 PM
Call Chubbs. He can take care of the gator.
04-13-2018, 06:50 PM
Dear Rules Guy: While I was playing in Florida, my drive landed close to a sunbathing alligator. I dropped along the ball's original path, without penalty. Did I correctly handle this truly dangerous lie?
-- Mark Roman, New York, N.Y.
Decision 1-4/10 gives you a pass, Mark. You can take a free drop from the nearest point of relief (a safe distance away), as long as you're no closer to the hole. Now, if your drive had landed in a hazard, the same ruling would have applied, but in that case you'd get one club length from the nearest non-danger zone in the hazard, no closer to the hole. You'd also have to stay in the hazard or drop in a similar nearby hazard, if possible. If not, you'd be allowed to take a penalty stroke to leave the hazard and escape harm's way.
-- Mark Roman, New York, N.Y.
Decision 1-4/10 gives you a pass, Mark. You can take a free drop from the nearest point of relief (a safe distance away), as long as you're no closer to the hole. Now, if your drive had landed in a hazard, the same ruling would have applied, but in that case you'd get one club length from the nearest non-danger zone in the hazard, no closer to the hole. You'd also have to stay in the hazard or drop in a similar nearby hazard, if possible. If not, you'd be allowed to take a penalty stroke to leave the hazard and escape harm's way.