21/04/2026

VIDEO | Stop giving away shots! When can you touch the sand in the bunker? (Rule: 12.2)

Margarita Salmerón, President of the Rules Committee of the RFEG, explains the existing exceptions.

It's common knowledge that you can't touch the sand with your stick when you land in a bunker. Are there any exceptions? Margarita Salmerón, President of…

It's common knowledge that you can't touch the sand with your club when you land in a bunker. Are there any exceptions? Margarita Salmerón, President of the Rules Committee of the RFEG (Royal Spanish Golf Federation), tells us that there are. Important: the key is that you cannot improve the bunker's conditions under any circumstances.

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