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?