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Creative Commons License photo credit: nsaplayer   Unlike a lateral water hazard, a water hazard is designated with yellow stakes or lines.  You have several options if you are in a water hazard.

1)  Play the shot as it lies.  If you happen to ground your club you will incur a two stroke penalty (treat it just as you would a sand bunker).  2)  Go back and replay the previous shot and take a stroke penalty.  3)  Take a drop on the backward extension of the line from the hole to the point of entry, no closer to the hole, with a one stroke penalty.

If any portion of your ball is visible above the water, it may be a very playable shot, otherwise its best to take a drop with a one stroke penalty.

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