What is the difference in hazard markings with yellow stakes and ones marked with red? You can think of it like this: If you are in a yellow staked hazard your next shot must be taken from the side.
All of it is false. “I saw it hit the bank on the other side, up by the green.”It doesn’t really matter if it flies in or bounces backwards. You must be strong and realize that no matter how many attempts you make, clearing the water has to be done successfully. There are two ways to locate the ball in yellow staked hazards. Rule 26 gives you options.
A penalty of 1 stroke applies to you. You may hit another shot where you have hit one before. Or, you can throw a ball behind the hazard and hit your next one from that side. The spot it crosses between the hole’s edge and you will be kept. You have a third alternative. As long as you’re able to find the ball and hit it, you may try hitting the ball without penalty.
Contrast this with splashing in a red-staked danger, also known as a “lateral hazard,”You have five choices, which makes it more benign. The yellow-staked Hazard gives you the same options, but with two additional choices.
You can lose a ball, and then hit your next shot with a penalty equal to one stroke. The new spot must not be closer than two clubs from the end of the red-stakes hazard.
You can drop the ball with a penalty equal to one stroke if the point you are crossing is within 2 club lengths from an opposing shore or margin of the red-stakes hazard.
This option can sometimes be based on contours of the creek, the pond or whatever. It may take some of the hassle out of your line-of-play and allow you to see the hole clearly.
If the stakes were red, players who ask their partners to verify that their ball touches dry land after it has submerged will be able to make a difference.
They may also be red – a one-stroke penalty applies if your ball is not found within the designated area of the hole.
This discussion may sometimes get heated.