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Rules question · Rule 16.1c · Hard

Bunker full of water: what relief do I get?

After a thunderstorm the whole bunker is under water, including your ball. What free option do you have?

Answer

Drop in the bunker at the point where the water interferes least (maximum available relief)

If there is no spot without water in the bunker, you drop without penalty in the bunker at the point of maximum available relief, where the water interferes least. Alternatively, for one penalty stroke, you may take back-on-the-line relief outside the bunker.

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