Linda,
If a player decides to take a penalty drop using the
unplayable rule, which means she would drop in GUR, does she get relief from
the GUR? The two club-length relief option would have left her in a horrid
place as well, so she chose to drop on the flagline.
I have attached a (badly) drawn picture of what I am trying
to explain. Basically the ball was struck from the fairway and ended up in a
patch of really thick grass. The player observed that a penalty drop sideways
would have left her in a similar place to where she was. She decided to go back
in line with the flag. This took her into GUR. There is no local rule that
prevents you from playing in GUR.
So if she decided to drop in GUR while taking relief for an
unplayable ball, could she also then get full relief from the GUR? So full
relief from the ball’s original position and then full relief from the GUR?
Lulu from Jersey, UK (one of the Channel Islands which are a group of islands between the UK and France)
Dear Lulu,
The player may drop in the GUR, using the flagline relief
option explained in Rule 28b. After she drops in the GUR, she is entitled to
full relief from the GUR. The player who knows to do this is very savvy about
the Rules. This situation demonstrates how advantageous a thorough knowledge of
the Rules can be.
Linda
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