Hi All,

Thanks for your input.

However, I did some further reading as well and found that the situation was indeed mentioned under 26-1/12 under Decisions on the Rules of Golf 2002-2003.

26-1/12

Question: A body of water is defined in part as a water hazard and in part as lateral water hazard. A ball last crosses the hazard margin at a spot where it is marked as a water hazard but it comes to rest in that part of the hazard marked as a lateral water hazard. In addition to playing the ball as it lies, what are the player's options?

Answer: Since the ball last crossed the margin of the hazard where it is defined as a water hazard, the options in Rule 26-1c are not available. Thus, the player is limited to the options in Rules 26-1a and -1b.

I guess this clarifies the whole situation. Sorry for the confusion as I should have checked the Decisions before posting the question.

Thanks

Ang