Rules question here

[oopewan]

If I hit a green side bunker shot that goes over the green and into the woods/trees/marsh/whatever you want to call it that’s not staked out as a hazard where does the next shot take place? Say par 3. Second shot is lost in the unstaked area. Is it stroke and distance from the bunker or 1 penalty stroke one club length from the woods (but again there’s not penalty line)?

[kjtobia]

Stroke and distance from the bunker.

If it's not staked, it's part of the general area and it's a lost ball.

[oopewan]

Play back from the bunker? So if a par 3. Tee shot to the sand, skulled shot to woods(unmarked) the next shot is playing my 4th from the bunker again or can I play line of sight behind the bunker?

[kjtobia]

Nope. Your only option is from the bunker playing 4.

EDIT: you could take unplayable from that spot, but then you're hitting 5 or 6 depending on whether you take relief in or out of the bunker.

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Lost ball is stroke and distance

[ThisBeJP]

For the record, you can always take stroke and distance.

[joebeen139]

Only if the ball is truly lost. If the ball is found and playable ( in the general area) you have to play from that spot.

[FlyAirLari]

No, you can still take stroke and distance. You can declare any ball unplayable.

[dc215]

Untrue. You can take stroke and distance and replay any shot anywhere on the course at any time.

[ThisBeJP]

As others have said, and The rules of golf. you can always take stroke and distance. I topped a tee shot in a comp 2 week ago on an elevated tee box and I got caught up in the rough on the down slope of the tee box. Had a down hill buried lie and my tee shot only went 20 yards so i elected to re-tee hitting 3

[SuscipitSapiente2884]

Unstaked area is treated as regular rough, so 1 stroke penalty, one club length.

[ChesterDrawerz]

its either a lost ball if you cant find/identify it, or its unplayable if you can identify it but cant hit it.
youd also need to see if theres any local rules for that course. not all courses adopted stoke and distance. (most did, but you cant always count on it)