Dear Linda ,
I am watching world match play golf. McDowell is taking a penalty drop of 2 club-lengths
from near the green and is measuring the relief distance with his driver. My understanding is you should measure with
the club you intend to use - should he not be using a wedge?
Lou from Manchester UK
Dear Lou,
When you take relief that you pay for with a penalty stroke (e.g., unplayable ball, lateral water
hazard), you may use any club in your bag to measure the two-club-length
relief. You may even borrow someone else’s club, as long as the borrowed club
is not longer than the longest club in your bag.
When you take free
relief (e.g., immovable obstruction, ground under repair), you should use the
club you would use to hit your next shot to establish your stance at the
nearest point of relief. Once you find that spot, you may now use any club in
your bag for the one club-length of relief.
Linda
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