Rules Explained: Dropping and re-dropping Rule 20-2

Where to Drop
When a ball is to be dropped as near as possible to a specific spot, it must be dropped not nearer the hole. A ball when dropped must first strike a part of the course where the applicable Rule requires it to be dropped.

When to Re-Drop
– rolls and comes to rest in a hazard
– rolls and comes to rest outside it
– rolls onto and comes to rest on a putting green
– rolls and comes to rest OOB
– rolls and comes to rest more than two club lengths from where it first struck a part of the course or rolls and comes to rest nearer the hole than a) its original or estimated position b) the nearest point of relief c) the point where the original ball last crossed the margin of the hazard.

If when re-dropped it rolls into any position listed above, it must be placed as near as possible to the spot where it first struck a part of the course when re-dropped.

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