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Our course has some points where a carriageway skirt is marked as the edge of the penalty area, with red spots painted on the path than actions on the adjacent land. Is it permissible to relieve free from a immovable obstacle when either the ball is resting on the path, but touches the edge of the grass in the penalty area, or rest in the grass in the penalty area, but touching the edge of the path in an unbearable state? —Barry Cushing, North Port, Fla.
Barry, see Spot take his medicine.
If the ball is in the penalty area (which by rule 17.1a includes each time the ball touches any part of the edge of the penalty area above or below the ground), then free relief from the abnormal course conditions (which includes immovable barriers such as carriages paths) would not be allowed for rule 17.3.
Clean the carriage route.
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Because of the rain, our club decided to use favorite lies during the club championship. In the 4th hole, a competitor received relief with a club allowed under the local rule for the favorite lies, then claimed relief from a carriage trail that now intervened in his stay. His original lie was behind a tree, and relief gave him a clearer path to green. Was he smart or wet? – Paul Hinz, Sartell, Minn.
Paul, this is precisely why the rules recommend that preferred lies not be used throughout the general area and rather are limited to parts of the general area cut at road or less – otherwise, there is a certain potential for a golf prison.
If the Committee really approved the local rule throughout the general area, after the player uses his free club length and then has interference from an abnormal course of course such as a basket, he would be allowed to obtain relief according to the rule 16.1b.
After finishing this, he could then prefer his lie under local rule again if desired. We prefer that the local rule is made in the recommended fashion.
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