Sandwich Hits a Rough Spot (Rs 7.4,9.4, 14.2 and Def “Wrong Place”); And, a De Novo 19th Hole Ruling
I. Facts In a three-ball match play outing at BMCC, Players EC, Sandwich, and Foremost were engaged in their usual, spirited competition as they teed off on the Par-Five 17th Hole. Sandwich pushed his drive right. All watched as it glanced through the branches of a large hackberry tree and disappeared from sight. The players began their search for Sandwich’s ball, which had clearly nestled somewhere in a vast brown and crusty Bermuda rough. After a diligent search approaching the…