(Also "GUR") Abbreviation for "Ground Under Repair" in a golfing context. Greenkeepers will mark off areas of the course as G.U.R. (often with white paint) where new turf has been laid, or where damaged grass is in need of a rest.
If your ball lands in an area of GUR, you may pick up the ball and:
- place the ball at the nearest point of relief, if the area of GUR is on the green
- drop the ball at the nearest point of relief, if the area of GUR is in a hazard (e.g. a bunker)
- drop the ball within one club's length of the nearest point of relief, if the area of GUR is anywhere else.
In all cases, the ball must not end up any nearer the
hole than where it landed in the GUR.