Finally got sick enough of this to complain about it.
Those of you who have watched The Open, know that at links courses, there are deep and very deep bunkers, made up with all degrees of steepness in the face, which, as the designers intended, make it a difficult shot to get out of the hazard.
Today, playing at St Andrew's, my ball rolls into the pot bunker on the left side of the fairway. 6 shots later, hitting forwards and sideways, and also with top spin placed on the ball, as recommended by one of the players I was playing with, I'm STILL in the face of the bunker. I got called away from the computer at the same time, so rather than irritate my playing partners and to cool my anger, I disconnected.
Again, those of us who have watched golf at St Andrew's and have actually played gholf in real life, know, that when faced with a shot like that, a, when the ball initially entered the bunker, it would have rolled down the face or sides of the bunker and into the sand and b, after each subsequent shot, the ball would also roll down the face and into the sand, it would NOT lodge itself into the face of the bunker, therefore, getting out of the bunker would take a few shots, but would NOT result in the ball being positioned in the face of the bunker at each shot.
The rules of golf state that you are allowed to declare your ball unplayable and may take a drop within 2 club lengths of the position of the ball (though still inside the bunker) for a one shot penalty. I'm sure the majority of the players in this game would rather take that option than ruin their round.
Either that, or fix the ball dynamics to reflect it more realistically!!