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**Senasivar** · 08-11-2009, 09:19 AM

In the third round of the HSBC, Anthony Kim hit his ball into a hazard (I believe it was a lateral hazard.) The ball was several feet into the hazard, which was thick vegetation, but Kim elected to play it. He took a hard swing but the ball didn't come out.

While everyone was looking for the ball, the announcers started discussing Kim's options and one announcer mentioned a "lost ball" and the other announcer corrected him and said "no, you can't lose a ball in a hazard" and the first announcer quickly said "oh, that's right, you can't have a lost ball in a hazard."

I've never heard that. I scanned the USGA Rules, but couldn't find an explanation. Can anyone enlighten me?

08-11-2009, 09:19 AM	#1
Senasivar Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 431 Senior Member	Rule Question: Ball Lost in Hazard In the third round of the HSBC, Anthony Kim hit his ball into a hazard (I believe it was a lateral hazard.) The ball was several feet into the hazard, which was thick vegetation, but Kim elected to play it. He took a hard swing but the ball didn't come out. While everyone was looking for the ball, the announcers started discussing Kim's options and one announcer mentioned a "lost ball" and the other announcer corrected him and said "no, you can't lose a ball in a hazard" and the first announcer quickly said "oh, that's right, you can't have a lost ball in a hazard." I've never heard that. I scanned the USGA Rules, but couldn't find an explanation. Can anyone enlighten me?
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