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hi there peeps,
i have a question that im hoping someone can answer,
if playing under winter rules and you ball gets plugged in the rough can you lift it out of the plugged spot ? thx whipper

Welcome to GTO! I hope you know what you let yourself in for ... once you start here at GTO you never want to leave!

Rule 25-2 says:
"A ball embedded in its own pitch mark in the ground in any closely mown area (in the rules, closely mown area means fairway) may be lifted, cleaned and dropped without penalty as near as possible to the spot where it lay but not nearer the hole."

So, no you can't take relief in the rough under the Rules of Golf.

BUT:

Check the local rules of the club. Often they allow dropping throught the golf course and substitute a drop for placing under special 'winter rules'.

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If you annouce that you need to identify the ball (rough is not a hazard), you dig the ball out of the hole clean it to identify it. Do you then have to pound the ball back into the 2 inch hole that you picked it out of?

25-2. Embedded Ball
A ball embedded in its own pitch-mark in the ground in any closely mown area through the green may be lifted, cleaned and dropped, without penalty, as near as possible to the spot where it lay but not nearer the hole. The ball when dropped must first strike a part of the course through the green. “Closely mown area” means any area of the course, including paths through the rough, cut to fairway height or less.

Chances are you would never find the ball if it plugged in the ground in the rough. If you did find it, you wouldn't have to pound the ball back because the hole is already there. You would have to replace the ball in it's own pitch mark to best create the original lie.

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Welcome, to Tuition online, this site has many great members and with their advice which you can take or leave you should be able to improve your game. This site has taken many strokes off my round. And for all the guys who have helped me thankyou.

Thx a lot peeps this clears a lot up for me,
no more arguing on the course with me mates