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**MondayBlues** · 10-20-2009, 11:09 PM

I know that you can't place a rake in a bunker before you hit out of it - that would be testing the sand. I have two other questions though. The first is whether you can toss the rake into the bunker - you're not touching it so are you testing it? The second is whether you can take a rake out of the bunker if it's in your way before you hit. Some courses ask you to replace the rake in the bunker so what if it interferes with your stance? When you lift it, are you testing the ground?

Actually, you CAN take the rake with you into the bunker and lay it down, as long as you don't do anything to overtly test the surface You are not normally deemed to be in breach of the rule in such a case unless you do something unusual that could be construed as testing the surface. The same applies to picking the rake up again. The rake is a movable obstruction... as such is it is always removable. Just don't stick your fingers in the sand and wiggle them around as you pick it up.

10-20-2009, 11:09 PM	#13
MondayBlues Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 429 Senior Member	I know that you can't place a rake in a bunker before you hit out of it - that would be testing the sand. I have two other questions though. The first is whether you can toss the rake into the bunker - you're not touching it so are you testing it? The second is whether you can take a rake out of the bunker if it's in your way before you hit. Some courses ask you to replace the rake in the bunker so what if it interferes with your stance? When you lift it, are you testing the ground? Actually, you CAN take the rake with you into the bunker and lay it down, as long as you don't do anything to overtly test the surface You are not normally deemed to be in breach of the rule in such a case unless you do something unusual that could be construed as testing the surface. The same applies to picking the rake up again. The rake is a movable obstruction... as such is it is always removable. Just don't stick your fingers in the sand and wiggle them around as you pick it up.
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