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1
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Penalty Areas

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  • Penalty Areas are bodies of water, other areas defined by the committee where the ball is lost or unplayable
  • For one penalty stroke you may take relief from outside the penalty area
2
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Defined area of a penalty area

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The edge of a penalty area is defined by stakes, lines, physical features
Stakes - edge is defined by the outside points at ground level (stakes are in penalty area)
-lines - lines are in the penalty area
-physical features - beach, desert area, tall grass, retaining wall

3
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When is your ball in a penalty area

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Ball is in penalty area when any part of the ball lies on or touches

  • the ground
  • anything else (natural or artificial)
4
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Can you play from a penalty area

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Yes. You may play your ball as it lies under the same rules as in the general area. You may ground club, take practice swings and move loose impediments

5
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When can you take relief in a penalty area

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To take relief you either need to find your ball or it must be known/virtually certain that your ball is in penalty area

  • more than just possible/probable your ball is in the penalty area
  • not sure = stroke and distance
6
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Yellow Stake relief options

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Stroke and distance

Back on line relief

7
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Red Stake relief options

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Stroke and distance
Back on line relief
Lateral relief

8
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Stroke and Distance

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Play original ball or another ball from where previous stroke was made

  • within one club length of previous spot
  • on same spot as last shot (if on green)
9
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Back on the line relief

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  • drop original ball or another ball
  • behind penalty area
  • in relief area within one club length of a reference point you choose
  • go far back as you want on reference line between hole, point ball was lost
  • if you forgot to choose a reference point your drop is where the reference point is
10
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Lateral relief

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-Drop original ball or another ball
in relief area within two club lengths
-estimated point where ball crossed into red area
-no nearer to the hole

11
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Can you stand in a penalty area

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You may stand in a penalty area to play a stroke that either doesn’t need relief or after taking relief

12
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Can you remove penalty area stakes

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Yes you can without penalty

13
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What happens if an area is not marked

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Non marked areas are automatically played as red