DennisMiller
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I'm of 2 minds about this one. I guess the definition of OB is made clear by it being some property off the course, someplace owned by someone else, so let's stretch that to say the owner might not like you slashing divots out of their property. Where I play most is a linear course through a neighborhood. There is OB on both sides of 16 holes.
I do like the reasoning that a ball found OB could be dropped more in the fashion of a lateral hazard.
An aside to that, I object to the red lines drawn around some hazards, generally water hazards. They seem too arbitrary, some 2' away from the water and others appearing to be 6' away. I don't honestly know if there is supposed to be a standard measurement, but my own experience at various courses is that there's doesn't seem to be. How come you can play a ball out of a water hazard without penalty, but suffer such a tough penalty for a ball OB?
I do like the reasoning that a ball found OB could be dropped more in the fashion of a lateral hazard.
An aside to that, I object to the red lines drawn around some hazards, generally water hazards. They seem too arbitrary, some 2' away from the water and others appearing to be 6' away. I don't honestly know if there is supposed to be a standard measurement, but my own experience at various courses is that there's doesn't seem to be. How come you can play a ball out of a water hazard without penalty, but suffer such a tough penalty for a ball OB?