Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Ask Linda #1746-Relief from casual water on road

Hello Linda,
If the ball lands on casual water on a road, can one take relief and still drop on the road, or does it have to be complete relief from both the water and road?
Thanks, 
Lou from South Africa

Dear Lou,

In taking free relief from casual water that lies on a road, if the area within one club-length of the nearest point of relief from the casual water lies on the road, you must drop on the road. After the drop, if you have interference from the road, you may take free relief from the road (immovable obstruction) or play the ball as it lies. Alternately, you may decide to take your relief from the road, ignoring the fact that your ball lies in casual water.

Linda
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