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My ball landed on the fairway but is covered in mud because of the rainy weather
{"status":"clarify","headline":"NEED MORE INFO | Mud on ball in the fairway","action":null,"rule":null,"rule_code":null,"rule_title":null,"rule_summary":null,"penalty_strokes":null,"situation":"Under the Rules of Golf by the R&A and USGA, mud on a ball in the fairway does not by itself allow you to lift and clean it. But a Local Rule or an embedded ball situation could change what you may do.","options":[],"suggestion":null,"procedure":null,"branches":[],"clarifying_question":null,"answer_options":[],"clarifying_questions":[{"id":"local_rule","question":"Has the Committee announced preferred lies / lift-clean-and-place for today?","options":["Yes","No","Not sure"]},{"id":"ball_status","question":"Is the ball embedded in its own pitch-mark in the fairway?","options":["Yes","No","Not sure"]}],"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"}
My ball landed on the fairway but is covered in mud because of the rainy weather
My ball landed on the fairway but is covered in mud because of the rainy weather. Am I allowed to lift the ball and clean it?
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