Ciao Linda,
It's clear that I can enter a bunker and touch the sand when
my ball is in the fairway.
Recently my ball entered a bunker. While walking to the
destination bunker I passed close to another one so I tested the sand in this
bunker to decide how to play my ball.
Is this allowed?
Italian Lou living in Czech Republic
Dear Lou,
No. The player is not permitted to test the condition of a
similar hazard when his ball lies in a hazard [Rule 13-4a]. The penalty is two
strokes in stroke play, loss of hole in match play. (The term “hazard” includes
both bunkers and water hazards.)
Linda
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