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Originally Posted by Medtrans
Husband played at Pelican Saturday. They were waiting to tee off on the 9th hole and they could see 3 of the foursome ahead of them on the green. The 4th was off on the side in the rough looking for balls. Then he was down. My husband's group called out and they were waved off like everything was okay. But it wasn't. My husband drove to them anyway. The guy had fallen in the weeds, was bleeding and was stuck. Now my husband is in the weeds getting the guy up. Other than scratches and a bloody mess the guy was okay. My husband found he was full of needles and scratched after this. Did the guy even thank him? Nope. He received more thanks from the person whose putter he found and turned in. Maybe this particular guy was embarrassed? Weird. Was it worth it to look for golf balls? Who knows what else could be in the rough. Thought I would share this really weird story.
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Many holes on Pelican have environmentally sensitive areas, including hole #9 These are NO TRESPASSING.
ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS ARE PROTECTED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
Any ball that comes to rest in one of these Environmentally Sensitive Areas cannot be retrieved
in anyway. These areas are not be disturbed by golfers or by golf maintenance companies.
Periodically a company will be given permission to enter these areas for the purpose of cleaning
up debris that may have blown into these areas over time.
When your ball does come to rest in an Environmentally Sensitive Area please do not spend time
looking for the ball, rather determine where the ball crossed the margin of the hazard and
proceed under Rule 26-1 as referenced in the above Local Rule. This will help greatly with the
pace of play on the golf course and eliminate any unnecessary searching for a golf ball that is
unable to be retrieved
http://golfthevillages.com/turftalk/...ve%20Areas.pdf