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Player Must Face The Flagstick: If the ball lies in casual water, such as rainwater, on the green, the player may remove it from the water and place it immediately nearby but not closer to the hole. If he finds his ball in casual water anywhere else on the course, he may lift it and drop it beside the water. (When a ball is dropped, the player must face the flagstick and let the ball fall directly behind him over his shoulder. He plays it from the spot where it comes to rest.)
Sand Shots. The shot from sand is primarily a recovery shot. The immediate purpose is to extricate the ball; the secondary purpose is to lay the ball close to the flagstick. The sand wedge should be used with an open stance. The club may not touch the sand before the shot (no club may be grounded in a hazard); hence the player must address the shot with the clubhead slightly off the sand. The object, however, is to hit the sand an inch or two behind the ball. Because the stance is less firm on sand than on turf, the player maintains his balance by restricting the backswing. On the other hand, he never restricts the follow-through, because it is club-head momentum that does all the work.
The ball being thus returned by the second player, the first player returns the ball in the same way, and.] this goes on until either player fails, which may • happen in three ways, either by the ball being j made to hit the sounding-board, or being struck] into the Roof or gallery, or later than the first bound. If it is the first player who fails, his hand is out, and it is then the turn of the second player to serve. |
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