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Hit Slightly Out-of-Bounds
A ball that conies
to rest beyond the stakes, fencing, or lines denning ground out-of-bounds may
be moved back within bounds and played without penalty of either stroke or distance
under the following circumstances:
1. If the ball
lies just beyond the line of the out-of-bounds stakes and can be tapped, pulled,
dragged, or spooned back into bounds with any conforming golf club by a player
standing within bounds
2. If the ball
did not travel directly out-of-bounds but bounced off or touched down safely on
ground or some fixed natural feature lying within bounds at least once before
crossing the out-of-bounds line
3. If the ball
landed out-of-bounds but was clearly attempting to return within bounds when its
progress was improperly blocked by an impediment or obstacle located out-of-bounds
and hence not a legal part of the course
4. If the ball
has crossed an out-of-bounds line that is not a true course boundary but rather
an administrative division of the ground lying between two adjacent holes drawn
so as to discourage play from an adjoining fairway, and the player states that
it was not his intention to engage in such play
5. If the ball
lies within a portion of the out-of-bounds area that juts or bulges outward from
the general line of the out-of-bounds stakes in such a way that if one or two
of the stakes were removed, the remaining stakes would form a much straighter
line that would leave the place where the ball came to rest well within bounds.
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