Dunking a ball into water inside a penalty area happens to the best of golfers. And if any portion of the ball is still above the surface, some are tempted to avoid the penalty stroke and hit it out.

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There is a phrase in the Rules of Golf that is important to remember and apply when you can't see where your ball came to rest—it's "known or virtually certain." The phrase is the benchmark that must ...

Whoops, your ball is in a penalty area. Tough break. Although you probably still refer to it as a water hazard, it's important to know that the official name change to "penalty area" back in 2019 ...