Hi Linda,
Could you tell me the ruling when you come to your ball in the fairway and it is sitting on top of an embedded ball that was already there? Do you have to play your ball as it lies or do you get a free drop?
Thanks for your help!
Lulu from New Jersey
Dear Lulu,
A stray ball embedded in the fairway meets the Definition of “Obstruction.” When your ball lies on a movable obstruction, you may lift your ball and remove the obstruction. You will then drop your ball as near as possible to where it lay on the embedded ball, no closer to the hole [Rule 24-1b].
Linda
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