Abnormal Course Conditions Rule 16
DEFINITION: An animal hole, ground under repair, an immovable obstruction or temporary water. Note : Most of our gardens at Breakers are ground under repair so this rule applies.
16.1 You get free
relief when your ball is in or on Abnormal Course Conditions. The reference
point is the nearest point of complete relief and you must drop within a one
club length relief area.
16.1e Relief for your ball NOT FOUND but in or
on Abnormal Course Condition
If your ball has not
been found and it is known or
virtually certain that your ball came to rest in or on an abnormal course condition, you may take free relief by using the
estimated point where the ball last crossed the edge of the abnormal course
condition.
For example, you might see a ball splash and stop in an area
of temporary water (formerly casual water) but it can’t be found. If you are
virtually certain it is in there, you may take a free drop. Similarly, at Breakers you
often see a ball finish in the garden around the ladies 8th
tee. If you can’t find it, you may take free relief if you are virtually certain it finished in the garden.
You must agree that it is known or virtually certain that
it is in the abnormal course condition, otherwise you must go back and
hit from where the last stroke was taken, using the lost ball rule.
