Rule of the Week – Relief Options for Unplayable Ball in General Area or on Putting Green

A player may take unplayable ball relief using one of the three options in Rule 19.2a, b or c, in each case adding one penalty stroke. 

Relief options being:

  • Stroke-and-Distance Relief
  • Back-on-the-Line Relief
  • Lateral Relief

The player may take stroke-and-distance relief under Rule 19.2a even if the original ball has not been found and identified.

But to take back-on-the-line relief under Rule 19.2b or lateral relief under Rule 19.2c, the player must know the spot of the original ball.

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