As stated on the back cover of the official rule book: Play the ball as it lies, play the course as you find it, and if you cannot do either, do what is fair.
Как заявлено на обложке официального издания правил: «Играй мяч так, как он лежит, играй на той площадке, что есть, и в любом случае поступай по чести» (Play the ball as it lies, play the course as you find it, and if you cannot do either, do what is fair).