The dam is a water hazard (rule 26-1a or 26-1b)
except for the western side which is a
lateral hazard (rule 26-1c).
26-1. Relief for Ball in Water Hazard
It is a question of fact whether a ball that has
not been found after having been struck toward a
water hazard is in the
hazard. In order to apply this Rule, it must be known or
virtually certain that the ball is in the
hazard. In the absence of such knowledge or certainty, the
player must proceed under Rule
27-1.
If a ball is in a
water hazard or if it is known or virtually certain that a
ball that has not been found is in a
water hazard (whether the ball lies in water or not), the
player may under penalty of
one stroke:
a. Play a ball as nearly as possible at
the spot from which the original ball was last played (see Rule
20-5); or
b. Drop a ball behind the
water hazard, keeping the point at which the original ball
last crossed the margin of the
water hazard directly between the
hole and the spot on which the ball is dropped, with no limit
to how far behind the
water hazard the ball may be dropped; or
c. As additional
options available only if the ball last crossed the margin of a
lateral water hazard, drop a ball outside the
water hazard within two club-lengths of and not nearer the
hole than (i) the point where the original ball last
crossed the margin of the
water hazard or (ii) a point on the opposite margin of
the
water hazard equidistant from the
hole.
When proceeding under this Rule, the player may
lift and clean his ball or
substitute a ball.
ie; If the ball crosses the margin of the hazard at either point A or
B, a ball can be dropped at a point keeping the spot where the ball
crossed the margin of the hazard and the flag in line, OR can be
replayed from the spot where the shot was hit.
Penalty 1 stroke. (Refer to Diagram)