re: Looking for opinions on playing by the rules but also being “fair”

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- hit into a bunker and there is no sand, it’s basically a rock hard dirt pit

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I normally find a shred of grass close by. Typically don't back it out because it was going to be a harder shot anyway.

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- miss the green and the ball ends up on a dead spot that is either rock hard dirt or wet mud, no grass

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Definitely not hitting in mud. Almost all the courses in N LA, even the nice ones, have hard pan. So either hit off of it or if there's a clump of grass right by.

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- hit the fairway but you’re ball is on dirt or worse on a crack in the ground

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Never had one land in a crack but I'd definitely be moving it out of that.

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- hit into a bunker and the person in front of you didn’t rake it, you’re in their footprint or where they swung

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Foot wedge

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- other situations that come up due to poor course maintenance

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If a green has a dead spot/tons of bumps in one section, I'll move it. If you were playing in a tournament at the beginning the official should tell you you can move it from a bad spot on a green. If a tournament would let you do it, nothing wrong with doing it in a regular round.

All of those things make golf less fun, no need to go out there and be mad because of course conditions.