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My opponent hit a tee shot on a par 4. The ball hit a utility pole and then went
{"status":"clarify","headline":"NEED MORE FACTS | Utility pole and water after tee shot","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, a ball that hits a utility pole is usually played as it lies, or relief is taken under the applicable Rule if it ends in a penalty area. A free replay is only possible if a specific Local Rule applies, such as for power lines or similar objects.","options":[],"suggestion":null,"procedure":null,"branches":[],"clarifying_question":null,"answer_options":[],"clarifying_questions":[{"id":"local_rule","question":"Does the course have a Local Rule requiring or allowing replay when a ball hits this utility pole, power line, or related structure?","options":["Yes, a posted Local Rule covers it","No Local Rule is posted or known","Not sure"]},{"id":"water_status","question":"Was the water marked as a penalty area, and if so what color?","options":["Red penalty area","Yellow penalty area","Unmarked water","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 opponent hit a tee shot on a par 4. The ball hit a utility pole and then went
My opponent hit a tee shot on a par 4. The ball hit a utility pole and then went into the water. He says he is allowed to replay the shot without any penalty st
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