Dear Linda,
When taking a free drop one club-length from the nearest
point of relief, must the ball stay within that club-length after it is
dropped? Or is it permitted to roll another club-length not nearer the hole?
Lou from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
Dear Lou,
A dropped ball may roll up to two club-lengths from the spot
where it strikes the course [Rule 20-2c (vi)]. It must be dropped in the
prescribed area, but a roll within two club-lengths of where it first lands is
a good drop and the ball is in play. This assumes that the ball has not rolled
into a position where a re-drop would be required. Rule 20-2c provides a list
of all the situations that would require a ball to be re-dropped.
Linda
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