Water Hazards at Holly Kai Ocean Course
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Because of the extreme amount of water on the Holly Kai Ocean Nine course we use a modified version of the USGA rule 26 (Water Hazards) to deal with penalties for hitting your ball into the water.  In real world golf there are two types of water related hazards: water hazards, and lateral water hazards. These are defined on the course by markers, and in most cases in RL also listed on the scorecard.

At Hollywood Kai Ocean Course there are also two types of water related hazards: “Water Hit” hazards (similar to water hazards in RL) and “Land Hit” hazards (similar to lateral water hazards in RL). The difference between the two is in how your ball landed in the water. If the ball lands in the water “on the fly” without hitting land first it is considered a “water hit” hazard. On the other hand if the ball hits land and then rolls in the water it is considered a “land hit” hazard.

See the photo Water Hazards Ocean Course.

If you hit into a “water hit” hazard (See “A” in the Water Hazard illustration) then treat the penalty as you would a “water hazard” in RL. That is:  you can drop a new ball at the location you hit from (see “a1″ in illustration) or you can chose to hit from anywhere on a line extending backward from the point that the errant ball crossed from land into the area of water. In the illustration you could drop your ball at “a2″ or anywhere along the line going backward from that. You will count the errant stroke plus add a stroke penalty. If this were your tee shot, you would end up laying two hitting your third shot.

If you hit into a “land hit” hazard (See “B” in the illustration which pictures a ball landing on the far shore, kicking left, then dropping into the water). In that case treat the penalty as you would a lateral water hazard in RL. That is: draw a line from the point your ball entered the water across to a point of land not closer to the hole than the entry point. Drop your ball at this point. . You will count the errant stroke plus add a stroke penalty. If this were your tee shot, you would end up laying two hitting your third shot.

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7-25-06