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My ball landed in a bunker in a very poor, uneven lie because the players in the

{"status":"clarify","headline":"NEED ONE FACT | BUNKER SAND TOUCHED BY FOOT","action":null,"rule":"Rules of Golf by the R&A and USGA; no verified course-specific Local Rule context was provided.","rule_code":"Rule 8.1; Rule 12.2","rule_title":"Improving conditions; touching sand in bunker","rule_summary":"In a bunker, touching sand with a foot is not automatically a penalty. But there may be a penalty if the action improved the conditions affecting the stroke, such as the lie, intended stance, area of intended swing, or line of play.","penalty_strokes":null,"situation":"Your ball was in a bunker and you lightly stepped on the sand in front of it without touching the ball.","options":[],"suggestion":null,"procedure":null,"branches":[],"clarifying_question":"Did your step change or improve the sand in a way that could help your next stroke, such as smoothing, pressing down, or creating a better line/area in front of the ball?","answer_options":["No, it did not improve anything relevant to the stroke","Yes, it improved the line/area/conditions for the stroke","Not sure"],"clarifying_questions":[],"disclaimer":"Grounded in the Rules of Golf – the final ruling always belongs to the people on the course: your group, a referee, or the Committee.","rules_basis":"R_AND_A_USGA"}