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Q.
The player took relief from a path (Immovable Obstruction), but dropped it in the wrong place. What is the ruling?
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Answer:
There is no penalty, because the player hasn’t made a stroke at the ball that was dropped in the wrong place. He can correct his mistake by picking the ball up and dropping in the correct spot – within one club-length of the nearest point of relief.
If he did make a stroke at the ball dropped in the wrong place, he would incur a penalty of two strokes.
Rule 20-7 – Playing from a Wrong Place;
Rule 20-6 – Lifting Ball Incorrectly Substituted, Dropped or Placed
