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- A ball is deemed in a bunker if any part of the ball touches the bunker.
- The club cannot touch the sand prior to a stroke. If it does, this is considered testing the sand, which results in two penalty stroke. (Rule 13-4)
- When two balls are in close proximity in a bunker, one ball can be marked, for example with a tee, then replaced after the first ball is hit. (Rule 22-2)
- Loose impediments in a bunker must not be removed or touched (twigs, leaves, stones). Some courses have local rules allowing removal of stones from a sand bunker. (Rule 23)
- If a rake in a bunker obstructs a shot, then the rake may be removed. If the ball moves during this process, it may be replaced without penalty.
- Relief cannot be obtained for conditions such as a footprint in a bunker.
- A practice swing is allowed in a bunker as long as the club does not touch the sand.
- If a bunker contains abnormal ground conditions (casual water, ground under repair), and the player's stance would have to be in that area, then the player can take relief. The player may drop the ball in the bunker away from the abnormal ground condition, no more than one club length from the nearest point of relief from the abnormal ground condition.
- A ball in a bunker that is in an unplayable lie, such as buried between the grass lip and the sand, can be dropped with one penalty stroke added. The options for the drop:
- Drop the ball in the bunker within two club lengths of the original position, but no closer to the hole.
- Drop the ball in the bunker on a line from the hole extending through the original poiut of the ball.
- Drop at the position of the last stroke.
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