It’s bad enough that you pumped your tee shot into fescue so thick that it took you nearly the full three minutes to find it.

The Rules of Golf are tricky! Thankfully ... Under Rule 17.1b, access to the drop zone requires a ball to come to rest in the affiliated penalty area. The “1-ball rule,” Model Local Rule ...

Under Rule 19, you can take relief for an unplayable ball anywhere on the golf course accept in a penalty ... good spot on back-on-the-line relief to drop. So you decide to take lateral relief ...