THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK...Should I hit out of the penalty area or take a drop?

 Hi Ladies,

Who knows whether we'll be choosing to play this Thursday. 

If we can't play, at least we can think about playing. 

Imagine this scenario, not unfamiliar!

You are playing our 9th hole and your second shot goes into the penalty area on the right hand side of the fairway. When you find your ball it is playable but the only clear way out is to hit it sideways or backwards to hopefully get it back onto the fairway. Is this your best option?

Well, consider this. If you choose to do so, you have to hope you manage to hit it ok and you also have to hit it in the right direction so you miss any tree or bush in the way, and you have to hit it the right strength so that it gets out onto the fairway and not too far so it doesn't go right across the fairway into the water on the other side. 

Let's say you do hit it successfully. Then you are back on the fairway for 3, about to hit your 4th shot, this time towards the green.

BUT, another option is to decide to pick up your ball in the penalty area and take a drop two club lengths from where your ball originally crossed into the penalty area, for a penalty of one shot. That means you will again be there for 3, about to hit your 4th shot towards the green. In this scenario, you don't have to worry about whether you'll hit it successfully out of the penalty area. You are guaranteed to have a clear  shot to the green after you've dropped it.

So, in this case, the safer option may well be to take a penalty and get on with it! Anyway, its worth thinking about.

Cheers,

Jenny 


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