WATCH: Lady has a mare in the sand - but how many strokes did she take?!
Lady racks up huge amount of penalty strokes in the sand...
A video posted by Golf Rules Questions has gone viral this week of a lady golfer having an absolute mare in the sand - but can you work out how many strokes she really took in the bunker when calculating all her penalty strokes?
Watch the video below and then scroll down below to see if you got the right answer...
CORRECT ANSWER: 15 strokes!
- 2 penalty strokes for grounding club right behind ball (2)
- 1 stroke (3)
- 2 penalty strokes for grounding club right behind ball (8)
- 1 stroke (9)
- 2 penalty strokes for grounding club right behind ball (11)
- 1 stroke (12)
- 2 penalty strokes for grounding club right behind ball (14)
- 1 stroke (15)
OFFICIAL GOLF RULE: 12.2b(1)
Restrictions on Touching Sand in Bunker
(1) When Touching Sand Results in Penalty. Before making a stroke at a ball in a bunker, a player must not:
- Deliberately touch sand in the bunker with a hand, club, rake or other object to test the condition of the sand to learn information for the next stroke, or
- Touch sand in the bunker with a club:
- In the area right in front of or right behind the ball (except as allowed under Rule 7.1a in fairly searching for a ball or under Rule 12.2a in removing a loose impediment or movable obstruction),
- In making a practice swing, or
- In making the backswing for a stroke.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RULES IN BUNKERS
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