SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS for all your golf rules Q. The player is wondering whether they are permitted free relief for an embedded ball. When are you NOT permitted to take free relief for an embedded ball? . . A.…
SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS for all your golf rules Q. The player’s ball is embedded in the lip above the bunker from their previous stroke, what are their options? . . A. The player can choose to play it as…
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Under Rule 16.3, the player is entitled to free relief from an embedded ball when it occurs within the “general area” of the golf course. The “general area” is defined as every part of the golf course except: (1) the…
SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS for all your golf rules Q. Are you always permitted to take free relief for an embedded ball? . A. No, the following are situations where you are not permitted to take free relief for an…
SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS for all your golf rules Q. When your ball is embedded, are you entitled to free relief? . . . . A. Firstly, your ball must be embedded in the general area, to be eligible for…
A player is allowed free relief for a ball embedded anywhere in the “general area” except when the ball is embedded in sand.
If your ball is at rest in a pitch mark in the general area – that is fairway or rough, which was made by your ball ball landing in soft turf and staying in there, then you are entitled to…