Hi Linda,
Just a short question please. Is it compulsory to take the head cover off a golf club before you take relief? A friend of mine was told he had to take the cover off his driver before marking out his relief.
Many thanks.
Lou from Wales, U.K.
Dear Lou,
When the Rules of Golf describe a relief procedure, the distance will be either one or two club-lengths. A club-length is the length of any club in your bag. If the longest club in your bag is your driver, and you measure the full one or two club-lengths with the headcover on, you are marking an area that is larger than the one to which you are entitled. The player should remove the headcover before marking the limit of his drop area. This is particularly pertinent if the player chooses to drop near the edge of the measured area. If the player is dropping in the center of the measured area, it’s not an issue.
Linda
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