Rules question · Rule 17.1e · Expert
No play zone inside a penalty area: what is the ruling?
Inside a red penalty area, the club has marked a reed bed as a no play zone. Your ball lies right in it. What is the ruling?
Answer
You must take penalty relief from the penalty area for one penalty stroke
You must never play from a no play zone. If it is inside a penalty area, however, there is no free relief, only the options under Rule 17 for one penalty stroke. Relief is free only for a no play zone in the general area.
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