Out of Bounds



Out of Bounds (O.B.) is a term in the Mario Golf series. When a player gets an Out of Bounds, it means that their golf ball landed outside the boundaries of the golf course. When the player hits the ball where it lands outside of the boundaries, falls off the edge, lands in lava, in a Chain Chomp pit, or elsewhere that is not in the main course, it is qualified as an O.B.. Some sort of signal usually appears when the player gets an O.B. The penalty for an O.B. is one stroke. In the early Mario Golf games, Toad is the one to alert the player of an O.B. In Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, a Koopa Paratroopa is the one to alert the player.

Water Hazard
The Water Hazard is another type of O.B.; this event only occurs when the player's golf ball lands in a body of water. The penalty for a Water Hazard is exactly the same as a regular O.B., thus why it is classified as an O.B. However, if a ball goes into the water, the player must hit the ball a yard or two from where the ball entered.