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Rules of Golf.
Standing Out of Bounds.
4. A player may stand out of bounds to play
a ball lying within bounds.
RULE 24.
Ball Unfit for Play.
If a ball split into separate pieces, another ball
may be dropped where any piece lies. If a
ball crack or become unfit for play, the player
may change it on intimating to his opponent
his intention to do so. Mud adhering to a ball
shall not be considered as making it unfit for
play.
.HAZARDS AND CASUAL WATER.
RULE 25,
Conditions of Play in Hazards.
When a ball lies in or touches a hazard, nothing
shall be done which can in any way improve its
lie; the club shall not touch the ground, nor shall
anything be touched or moved, before the player
strikes at the ball, subject to the following
exceptions :—(1) The player may place his feet
firmly on the ground for the purpose of taking
his stance; (2) in addressing the ball, or in the
backward or forward swing, any grass, bent,
bush, or other growing substance, or the side of
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