Rules question · Rule 16.1b · Medium
Relief from a cart path: where do you measure the club-length from?
Free relief from a cart path: where do you measure the one club-length from?
Answer
The nearest point of complete relief
The reference point is the nearest point where the path no longer interferes with lie, stance or swing, not nearer the hole. You cannot pick a side.
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