Definition
Nearest point of complete relief
Also searched as: NPCR, nearest point of relief, where to drop for free relief
Until 2019: nearest point of relief
The point nearest to your ball’s spot where the condition no longer interferes. It must not be nearer the hole and must be in the required area of the course.
You need the nearest point of complete relief when taking free relief from abnormal course conditions, such as a cart path, a sprinkler head, ground under repair or temporary water, and from a wrong green.
Complete means: after the drop the condition must not interfere at all. If one foot is still on the cart path, relief is not complete.
You find the point using the club you would play with. After taking relief you may still use any club. If the condition interferes again with the new club, you may take relief again.
Step by step
- 1Picture your stroke. With the club, stance and swing you would have used without the condition.
- 2Find the nearest clear point. Where neither lie, stance nor swing is affected, not nearer the hole.
- 3Measure one club-length. From that point, not nearer the hole. Drop there.
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