Rule 28. Ball Unplayable
The player may declare his ball unplayable at any place on the course
except when the ball is in a water hazard.
The player is the sole judge as to whether his ball is unplayable.
If the player deems his ball to be unplayable, he shall, under penalty
of one stroke:
a) Play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original
ball was last played; or
b) Drop a ball within two club-lengths of the spot where the ball
lay, but not nearer the hole; or
c) Drop a ball behind the point where the ball lay, keeping that point
directly between the hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped,
with no limit to how far behind that point the ball may be dropped.
If the unplayable ball is in a bunker, the player may proceed under
Clause a, b or c. If he elects to proceed under Clause b or c, a ball
must be dropped in the bunker.
The ball may be cleaned when lifted under this Rule.
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE:
Match play - Loss of hole; Stroke play - Two strokes.
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