On April 7th 1935, Gene Sarazen hit the shot that was "heard around the world". With a four-wood of 230 yards, he holed out his second shot at the 485-yard 15th hole for an albatross two in the final round of the US Masters at Augusta. It earned Sarazen a place in a 36-hole play-off against Craig Wood which the New Yorker won with a score of 144 to 149. Bobby Jones later remarked: "Gene was one of those players who, when he got on a hot streak, charged around the course like a tiger."

TEASER: A player declared his ball unplayable and, under Rule 28b, dropped his ball within two club-lengths of the spot where it lay. The ball came to rest in the original position or another position at which the ball was unplayable. What is the ruling?

ANSWER: The ball was in play when it was dropped (Rule 20-4). Thus, if the ball came to rest in the original position, the player must again invoke the unplayable ball rule, incurring an additional penalty stroke, unless he decides to play the ball as it lies. The same applied if the ball came to rest in another position at which it was unplayable, assuming that the ball did not roll into a position covered by Rule 202c, in which case re-dropping without penalty would be required.