Small, newly planted tree in a LWH

Black #3 @ Greensmere. I pull my tee shot long and left, rolling into the dry section of the lateral water hazard. The ball comes to rest beside a freshly planted decorative shrub inside the boundry of the hazard. I was fortunate enough to be able to safely straddle the plant and play my ball back to the green without causing damage to the flora.

While I don't believe Greensmere has a local rule stating that you may/must take 1 club length relief from newly planted trees under a certain height, I have played on many courses that do.

My question is would that local rule apply, even in a hazard? :book

If there was a LR giving protection to the tree, it is under Rule 24-2b (immovable obstruction).

Normally there is no relief from an immovable obstruction in a water hazard.

However, in this case the recommend LR permits relief. But the npr must be in the WH and the ball must be dropped in the hazard

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Originally Posted by Foddz

Black #3 @ Greensmere. I pull my tee shot long and left, rolling into the dry section of the lateral water hazard. The ball comes to rest beside a freshly planted decorative shrub inside the boundry of the hazard. I was fortunate enough to be able to safely straddle the plant and play my ball back to the green without causing damage to the flora.

While I don't believe Greensmere has a local rule stating that you may/must take 1 club length relief from newly planted trees under a certain height, I have played on many courses that do.

My question is would that local rule apply, even in a hazard? :book

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We do have a local rule giving relief from staked or tagged trees and the LR's are posted on the tournament board. Was not aware that a tree had been planted there and will tag it when playing MN on Tuesday. Perhaps when I next repaint the red LWH lines there I will make a detour around it. But, it is an unusual place to plant a small tree.

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Originally Posted by BC MIST

We do have a local rule giving relief from staked or tagged trees and the LR's are posted on the tournament board. Was not aware that a tree had been planted there and will tag it when playing MN on Tuesday. Perhaps when I next repaint the red LWH lines there I will make a detour around it. But, it is an unusual place to plant a small tree.

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Strange, I don't recall seeing it the few times I've looked at the boards. I will have to take a closer look when I'm there tomorrow evening :book

Agreed at the curious placement for the plants, inside of the hazard boundaries. But they'll certainly add some nice character to the hole when they get a bit more mature. :thumbsup