Insert Association Logo Here General Area Relief Procedures USGA Rules 2019
Insert Measuring Club-Lengths Association Logo Here Which club do you use to measure? Your longest club (excluding your putter) defines club- lengths when taking relief. For most players, this will be your driver. For this player, the driver is the club that defines club- lengths when taking relief.
Dropping a Ball in the “Right Way” Insert Association Logo Here How to Drop a Ball in the “Right Way” The ball must be dropped… • by the player, • straight down, • from knee height, • in the relief area. The ball must not … • strike the player or equipment before it hits the ground, This player has dropped • be thrown, spun, rolled or dropped in the ball in the “right way.” any other way to influence where the ball will come to rest.
Insert Where Dropped Ball Must Come to Rest Association Logo Here Relief Area After dropping in the “ right way ,” this ball must come to rest in the relief area.
Insert When to Re-Drop a Ball Association Logo Here Re-Dropping After dropping your ball in the “right way,” if it comes to rest outside the relief area, drop in the “right way” a second time. If your second drop done the “right way” comes to rest in the relief area, play the ball as it lies.
Insert Placing Your Ball After Dropping in the “Right Way” Association Logo Here After two drops made in the right way finish outside of the relief area: • Place a ball • When your second drop hit the ground This golfer has dropped her ball the “right way” twice, and both times her ball came to rest outside the relief area. She is now placing the ball on the spot where her ball hot the ground on her second drop.
Insert Replacing Ball When Spot Unknown Association Logo Here Estimate the spot where the ball was at rest and replace it on the spot. Common Rules that require replacing the ball is when the ball was moved: • During search • Accidentally on the putting green This player’s ball was lifted by another player. She • By another player estimated where the ball • By another ball at rest was at rest and replaced it on that spot.
Insert Unplayable Ball Relief Association Logo Here You can use the unplayable ball relief options if your ball lies: 1. In the general area, 2. In a bunker, 3. In the teeing area, or 4. On the putting green. This is NOT an option when your ball is in a penalty area. Unplayable relief is NOT an option when your ball lies in a penalty area.
Insert Relief Options for Ball Unplayable in the General Area Association Logo Here 1. Stroke and 2. Back-on-the- 3. Lateral Relief Distance Relief Line Relief Drop within one club- Drop on the line Drop within two club- length of where your keeping the point lengths of where your previous stroke was where the ball lies ball lies. made. between you and the flagstick. Spot of previous X stroke Drop within one club- Drop on the line keeping Drop within two club- the point where the ball length of where your lengths of where your lies between you and the previous stroke was ball lies. flagstick. made.
Insert Back-on-the-Line Relief for Ball Unplayable in the General Area Association Logo Here For one penalty-stroke, you may take back-on-the-line relief. 1. Identify the ball is yours. You must find your ball. 2. In the general area, pick a point on a straight line keeping the point where the ball lies between you and the flagstick. This is your reference point . 2. Drop a ball within one club- The highlighted area is the length of the reference point, in relief area. This is where a the general area and not nearer ball must be dropped. the hole. This is the relief area .
Insert Lateral Relief for Ball Unplayable in the General Area Association Logo Here For one penalty-stroke, you may take lateral relief. 1. Identify your ball. This is your reference point. 2. In the general area, drop a ball within two club-lengths of the reference point and not nearer the hole. This is the relief area. The highlighted area is the relief area. This is where a ball must be dropped.
Insert Recognizing Abnormal Course Conditions Association Logo Here Abnormal course conditions are any of these things: • animal holes, • ground under repair, • immovable obstruction, or • temporary water A ball rests on an Ground under repair Temporary water immovable obstruction accumulates on a hole
Insert Abnormal Course Condition Relief Association Logo Here Interference from an abnormal course condition exists when: • Your ball touches or is in or on an abnormal course condition. • An abnormal course condition physically interferes with your area of intended stance or intended swing. • Your ball is on the putting green and an abnormal course condition on or off the putting green intervenes on your line of play. Player’s stance has interference Ball lies on an immovable Temporary water on the putting green may intervene on line of play obstruction from an immovable obstruction
Insert Abnormal Course Condition Relief Association Logo Here Relief from an abnormal course condition is NOT allowed when: • Your ball is in a penalty area. • The abnormal course condition is out of bounds. • It is clearly unreasonable to Ball in penalty area not entitled to relief play the ball: o Because of something other than an abnormal course condition. o Because you chose a club, type of stance or swing or direction of play that is clearly unreasonable. Unreasonable stroke not entitled to relief
Insert Abnormal Course Condition Relief in the General Area Association Logo Here When taking relief from an abnormal course condition in the general area, you must follow these steps: 1. Identify a reference point 2. Measure one club- length from the reference point (which must be in the general area) 3. Drop in the relief area
Insert Movable Obstructions Association Logo Here An artificial object that can be moved • With reasonable effort, and • Without damaging the course or obstruction This irrigation flag is a This rake is a movable This sign is a movable movable obstruction. obstruction. obstruction.
Insert Removing a Movable Obstruction Association Logo Here ✓ Movable obstructions can be moved Bunker anywhere • On, or ✓ • Off Penalty Area the course. ✓ Out of Bounds ✓ General Area
Insert Ball Moved While Removing a Movable Obstruction Association Logo Here If your ball moved while you remove a movable obstruction, • There is no penalty, and • You should replace the ball.
Insert Embedded Ball Association Logo Here Ball is embedded Your ball is embedded Part of the ball only if: (embedded in its own pitch-mark) is below • It is in its own pitch- the level of the ground. mark made as a result of your previous stroke. Ball is embedded • Part of the ball is below Despite the fact that the ball is not touching the level of the ground. the soil, part of the ball (embedded in its own o Your ball does not pitch-mark) is below the level of the ground. necessarily have to touch soil to be Ball is NOT embedded. embedded Even though the ball is sitting down in the grass, relief is not available because no part of the ball is below the level of the ground.
Insert Embedded Ball Relief Association Logo Here Free relief is available ANYWHERE in the general area for an embedded ball. There is no free relief in • bunkers, • penalty areas, or • naturally sandy areas in the general area. This ball is in its own pitch-mark and part of it lies below the level of the ground, therefore it’s embedded.
Insert How to Take Embedded Ball Relief Association Logo Here Drop within one club-length of the spot right behind where the ball was embedded not nearer the hole. The relief area must be in the general area.
Insert Association Logo Here Rules Question #1 – True or False? In a stroke play event, A and his or her marker B, who is also a player, are discussing the relief procedures for ground under repair. They see that the required one club- length relief doesn’t allow A to get away from the tree blocking her line. They agree to use two club-lengths and A takes relief from interference by an obstruction with a ball dropped almost two club-lengths from the nearest point of complete relief and continues play. Both players are disqualified.
Insert Association Logo Here Answer - True • Rule 1.3b(1) • “A player is responsible for applying the Rules to themselves. • Players are expected to recognize when they have breached a Rule and to be honest in applying their own penalties. • If a player knows that he or she has breached a Rule that involves a penalty and deliberately fails to apply the penalty, the player is disqualified. • If two or more players deliberately agree to ignore any Rule or penalty they know applies and any of those players have started the round, they are disqualified (even if they have not yet acted on the agreement).”
Insert Association Logo Here Rules Question #2 – True or False? Prior to dropping a ball in taking free relief from an abnormal course condition, a player deliberately breaks a branch of a small bush that lies adjacent to the relief area that might affect his or her stroke to be made after the dropped ball comes to rest in the relief area. There is no penalty.
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