Water that has accumulated temporarily and does not constitute a recognized hazard of the course. A player may move a ball from casual water without penalty.
〔高尔夫〕临时水洼（球道上非正式障碍物的暂时性积水。选手可将球从临时水洼移开而不受罚）
Example sentencesExamples
Your ball was in casual water, and you were entitled to relief without a penalty.
If they're taking relief from an obstruction such as a cartpath or ground under repair or casual water, they don't know where to drop, either.
It is either in a water hazard or in casual water overflowing the hazard.
It had rained hard the night before the final round, and at the 12 th hole a player requested relief from casual water.
In the case of casual water, such as a small puddle caused by heavy rain, the area is an abnormal ground condition, and the player is entitled to place the ball at the nearest point of relief that is not in a hazard or closer to the hole.
Definition of casual water in US English:
casual water
noun
Golf
Water that has accumulated temporarily and does not constitute a recognized hazard of the course. A player may move a ball from casual water without penalty.
〔高尔夫〕临时水洼（球道上非正式障碍物的暂时性积水。选手可将球从临时水洼移开而不受罚）
Example sentencesExamples
Your ball was in casual water, and you were entitled to relief without a penalty.
It is either in a water hazard or in casual water overflowing the hazard.
In the case of casual water, such as a small puddle caused by heavy rain, the area is an abnormal ground condition, and the player is entitled to place the ball at the nearest point of relief that is not in a hazard or closer to the hole.
If they're taking relief from an obstruction such as a cartpath or ground under repair or casual water, they don't know where to drop, either.
It had rained hard the night before the final round, and at the 12 th hole a player requested relief from casual water.