Ball In The Snow?

[stroh]

Don't laugh.  Not uncommon here in early spring.    Especially when the green is tucked in a circle of trees facing south.

Ball carries the back side of the green, rolls down, and finishes in an are of snow covered ground.

Ruling?  If I get a drop out of the snow, I'll take it but I'd rather play it correctly.

Seems I always end up playing with guys who say "Oh, rake it out of there, you don't have to hit it out of that.  Give yourself a decent lie." Same as last year when I posted about the cart path runoff, and my ball was in the hardpan dirt washout.  "Move it over on some grass.  You don't have to hit off that."

 

[Aske]

snow on the ground = winter rules
 

[Uisce Beatha]

Snow and natural ice may be treated as casual water or a loose impediment.  Take your pick.  Either way, relief with no penalty is available.

[stroh]

Cool.  Thanks.

[Spanky]

Why are you putting your balls in the snow? Blue balls aren't enough, they have to be frozen?

[stroh]

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[Uisce Beatha]

stroh is teh wizard at the intertubes.  His reputed incompetence ranks right up there with the Target Hates Veterans myth.

[stroh]

LOL

[twoiron]

Play it as it lies