It happened so fast, I really don’t know 100 percent but deep down, I believe I did. “I didn’t see anything for sure, but I felt something and i saw a small indentation. On Saturday he informed USGA regarding his play of the 18th hole, his 27th, during the Sectionals.”I’m pretty sure I grounded my club in the bunker,” Millard told the USGA. Jason Millard shot 68-68 on Monday at Colonial Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee, and made it safely through. Of course, his playing partners had to agree and this is what we decided.Another Rules Snafu during the Sectional Qualifying during the Sectional Qualifying for the US Open, led to another missed opportunity. In this case, knowing the rules was very beneficial for Jean. In this unique situation, we had to follow the fence to the end, establish his relief position, and then allow his one club length no closer to the hole! If we went in the other direction, the nearest point of relief would have been farther than the direction we chose. Basically, without going into a long explanation, the immoveable obstruction must not impede the player after they take relief. Yes, this does sound strange, but we also had to consider the definition of ‘nearest point of relief’. Following the fence, the nearest point of relief was at the edge of the woods almost in the rough! This drop location was of great benefit because he now had a shot at the green. The next question was where should he take his full relief. Is placed at the nearest point of relief, which may be off the putting green.ĭetermining Jean was entitled to a free drop was the easy part. Nearest point of relief (see diagram below). (see Definition of “Nearest Point of Relief”), but not nearer the hole than the May lift the ball and drop it within one club-length of the nearest point of relief Physically interferes with the lie of the ball, your stance or your swing. Immovable obstructions and abnormal ground conditions when the condition Hole, cast or runway made by a burrowing animal, a reptile or a bird.Įxcept when the ball is in a water hazard, relief without penalty is available from Objects defining out-of-bounds are not treated as obstructions.Īn abnormal ground condition is casual water, ground under repair or a Moved (e.g., a building) or cannot readily be moved (e.g., a firmly embeddedĭirection post). The exact rule reads as follows:Īn immovable obstruction is an artificial object on the course that cannot be It is man-made and be classed as a building or a sign post. Under Rule 24-1 – Immovable Obstructions, our interpretation was that the fence should not have been there or be considered a hazard. The question that came up was, “Now what?” We search for quite a while and finally we were able to find it in this odd position. If you look closely, Jean is pointing at his ball that came to rest on the bottom rail of the fence. As you can see, the woods were pretty open, but the fence was perpendicular to the fairway! This was an old fence, but there were no makings suggesting it was a hazard or ground under repair. The woods were to the left and not near the boundary of the golf course. While playing at Black Bear Ridge Golf Club last year, my friend Jean hit his ball into the woods. On the fence at Black Bear Ridge Golf Course.
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