Can I Drop My Ball Out Of A Bunker? 

Hi Hannah, when taking Lateral Relief for Unplayable, the size of the relief area is 2 club-lengths, not 1 :) Also, when taking Back-on-the-line relief, there is no pre-determined relief area to drop in. You must drop the ball on the line and the ball can roll up to one club-length in any direction from where the ball first strikes the ground.

As a person who has no idea of golf rules, this is very helpful. Thanks.

You can’t beat having practical examples of rule situations. Great series

After learning all the golf rules, I became a lawyer.

I am loving these real world, example, rule videos that you have been doing. Thanks!

If you declare your ball unplayable in a bunker my understanding is that one of the options for taking relief is that you can play the ball again from the place it was originally hit from but that wasn’t shown as an option

"Love these Video's", Clear precise explanations of difficult situations.. Well done again..

Hi Hannah could you do a short video on green’s etiquette and repairing pitch marks and when is the correct moment to do so? Thanks

Rule 18.1 stroke and distance you may go back to where you hit your previous shot and take a 1 stroke penalty.

Fantastic yet again Hannah and supporting act David.

Very well explained and presented, thanks.

great video, very straight forward,

I was embedded in a bunker lip just the other day. Impossible to play. I had no idea about the rule. Thanks for this.

When the ball was against the rake and when replaced wouldn't stay. I have been told to place the ball on a line behind the spot on a line with the hole nd continue to do this until I could place the ball without it moving. Not the nearest point which could be to the side of where the ball came to rest. I my case the rake was left below the lip of the bunker and the nearest point it remained at rest is where it probably would have rolled to if the rake hadn't been there.

Thanks for this video. It has made it clear about the rules and penalties applied. I see this video is a year old, but I thought over a year now they changed the bunker rules so you can ground your club when addressing the ball and not be penalized. Can you confirm this?

With the last embedded ball what happens if you drop and it goes in the bunker, is it in play or can you get it out and drop again?

Was playing in a sanctioned tournament at the Copperhead years ago. Bladed my approach, and it embedded into the face of the bunker under the grass. Rules official said the bunker ends when the grass begins, so my ball was embedded. I was allowed to drop it behind the embed, and it rolled to the bottom of the bunker. Took my third shot there.

There's also a 4th option if your ball is plugged, under the face or in any place in the bunker where you don't fancy taking on the shot. You can take a drop under Rule 19 Unplayable Ball, and play the ball from where you played your previous stroke (the shot you played into the bunker), under the stroke and distance rule for a 1 stroke penalty. In certain circumstances this could be helpful If you wanted to play from a place out of the bunker, and would avoid the 2 stroke penalty that going back on a line to hole would incur.

This was an amazing video on the rules regarding sand bunkers that likely the majority of golfers have no idea about. So great!

Does anyone know what you do if your dropped ball rolls back into the bunker? Drop it again and if it rolls in again place it where it first lands in the relief area?

Unplayable ball Rule 19.2c Lateral relief is 2 club lengths not 1 club length from where the ball lies. The example shown is wrong.

Tricky stance on the last one. Could you have taken relief in line with the hole back behind the bunker?

What happens with a plugged ball if there is no point of relief outside the bunker which is not closer to the hole?

David said that the preferred place for the rake is outside the bunker. I have always been told that the rake should be left in the bunker. On this video there is even a holder for the rake placed in the bunker. I'm confused.

And if the ball is stuck UNDER the sod at the top(green side) of the bunker?

Where should rakes be placed? I’ve hit a rake and deflected into the bunker which feels unfair. But where’s the right place to leave them?

What about re hit under stroke and distance?

I thought they changed the touching the ground in a hazard.

The two stroke penalty drop isn’t used enough on links bunkers by high handicappers were there is no way on earth anyone unless an extremely talented player can get the ball back into play . I’ve seen people rack up double digits by nit taking the 2 shot penalty.. good remainder for people..!!😊

Wow Hello, Hannah!

If the ball is embedded so deeply that you can't hit it without the club face's hitting the sand, is that an exception to the prohibition on grounding the club?

i learned a lot today but the main thing is that hannah is great out of the bunker haha

No such thing as an unplayable lie in a bunker. Every lie is playable with the only problem being the possibility of damage. That the only case where you can drop nearer the hole legally

The procedure at 3:10 is not correct! If you go back to the line, you are not allowed to take the one club lenght sideways. Rory McIlroy was penalised for this with two additional penalty strokes.

Dropping outta the bunker is the smart play, until you’re as bad as me, and hit right back into the bunker…..

My club says the rakes have to go back in the bunker, is that not just a stupid idea.

Just come back and chip back over it🤔🤔 Just come back and chip back into it😉😉

I would like to offer a correction here please... You actually get two club lengths relief not one, for unplayable lie in the sand, when taking relief from the ball's original position. You get one club length relief for unplayable lie in the sand, when taking relief from other than the ball's original position. I would like to also bring up the subject of foot prints made in the sand in the drop area. This appears to be building a lie, which is only allowed on the tee box. So if the drop area is not allowed to be raked? then the ball needs to be dropped in virgin sand and not on top of a footprint to avoid a penalty of 2 strokes in addition to the 1 stroke for unplayable lie. What do you all think?

1min 53sec: one club length each side = 2 club lengths each side......?

Just like baseball, if you don't have a rule app on your phone, you don't know whether you broke a rule or not. And even then, you're not sure. Judging from the comments, even the PGA Rules Professional cannot articulate the rules correctly.

Play it as it lies

I hit my ball onto the green, it rolls down the side into a deep bunker, i declare the ball unplayable and choose to opt for back on the line 2 point penalty. The only place to drop is on the green not nearer the hole?

If you move the rake and the ball moves...no problem, just replace the ball. If you remove a stick and your ball moves it's a penalty. Why?

Very good, but need to work on getting it closer 😃

Hannah, David as a professional should be aware of 18.1 rule stroke and distance. By dropping the ball at its original position from where it was struck , he did not explain that, so one can only assume he does not know all the rules. ( David Rishworth needs to go back to school.)

It’s a two stroke penalty for a drop out of a bunker not one.

Unplayable leave it in 1 stroke Unplayable move it out of the bunker 2 strokes

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WRONG -- dropping it out of the bunker is a ONE shot penalty