sorry sir, but you are wrong.
however, in fairness, i screwed up the drop part. (been awhile since ive played or told the story
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here's how it works....
if youre close to the green with a trap about 10 FT in front of you. green on the other side. you dink it in the trap. you can declare an unplayable lie, take a stroke and hit it from where you last hit the ball. 10ft in front of the trap again. you do not need corroboration to declare your own ball unplayable in any spot. it's at the sole discretion of the player and his own lie.
there are 2 or 3 options on where to drop it. i'd have to look it up again for the specifics. you dont get to drop it just outside of the trap, it's not ground under repair or a water hazard. (which is what i mistakenly stated in the other post)
ask your local pro, if he disagrees, tell him to look it up. it's an interesting rule...
b