Hi Linda – another one
Played in a match Sunday……………………
My opponent hits shot onto GUR full of dead leaves and
detrital sediment. Decides to play from GUR and hits a shocker! Ball only moves
ten inches further into the mess. Then questions if he can now move the ball
from GUR under no penalty and play as he would have if he had taken original
relief – e.g., will accept the shot he hit ten inches as a stroke but then get
free relief.
Thoughts?
Lou from Cardiff, Wales, UK
Dear Lou,
The location of the ball will determine whether the player
is entitled to free relief. Since the ball is apparently still lying in Ground
Under Repair, the player gets a free drop. Count the first stroke from the GUR
(which, in retrospect, was probably a very poor decision), lift the ball (which
may be cleaned), and drop it within one club-length of the nearest point of
relief, no closer to the hole [Rule 25-1a, b].
Linda
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