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Originally Posted by PersonOfInterest
Buy cheaper golf balls, take a no penalty drop in the fairway and play the packed, hard sand traps as if its a bare dirt lie. If you're playing championship courses and those things bother you then you might think of saving some money and playing the executives where you'll probably lose more balls, but without paying the higher green fees.
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And I'm sure there are people that do that. The only question is what they call the game they're playing, since it is no longer golf. I believe one of the earliest rules dating back to the 1400s is "play the ball as it lies". Remember, the course conditions on any given day are the same for everybody.
I grew up playing Bethpage Black back in the day and the rough there is far more punitive. Most of the time I could horse an 8 iron out of it about 150 yds down the fairway. No longer 45 years later. A similar lie in our Bermuda and I may have to hack a sand wedge out sideways. So be it, that's where I hit it.