Play it as it lies
PLAY IT AS IT LIES
Ball sitting on a sandy, scrappy waste area or path-like ground scattered with pine needles and twigs, near the green
Unless this sandy area is marked as GUR or a bunker, you're playing it as it lies, mate — welcome to the sandy struggle. You can clear away those loose pine needles and twigs for free under Rule 15.1 before you take your hack.
NOT RATED YET — BE THE FIRST
Read Rule 9 on randa.orgAlways check the official rule. GolfRules.pro settles the banter. It is not the match committee.