Originally Posted by VJCouples

What is the ruling on this? I heard somewhere (prolly Golf Channel) that the only time you can move your ball when its plugged is if its in the rough, fairway, and green. If its buried in a hazard, you can pull it out to identify it but it must be replaced in exactly the same lie that you found it in. Does anyone know the exact rulings on these situations and what rule(s) they are? My roommate says that you can pull it out if its buried in a hazard but I think he's wrong. I mean, it's called a hazard for a reason right? I don't believe him cuz he likes to fudge his score all the time (i.e. he doesn't count the gimme putt as a stroke).