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Players often think they can take a lateral drop near where the ball is sitting, but that’s not necessarily true. Here’s the scoop on where you take lateral relief from a red penalty area. Today we’re strictly clarifying where you can measure from for your two club lengths when choosing the lateral relief option, but […]
We often get asked to explain the difference between red and yellow penalty areas. Here’s what one player asked about taking a drop near the putting green after he hit his ball into a yellow-staked penalty area. When the rules of golf substantially changed in 2019, the term “water hazard” disappeared and was replaced with […]
If you’re still referring to this area of the course as a water hazard rather than a penalty area, you’ll definitely want to see this video. Take at peek below at the simplest penalty area video you’ll ever watch. https://youtu.be/M4DCR704GjU If you’ve been playing golf for a while, you probably are used to referring to […]
Free Relief From a Dangerous Animal If you play golf in areas with dangerous animals like bears, alligators, or snakes, you’re going to want to hear about Rule 16.2b. This rule allows you to take free relief from a dangerous animal, such as a mama bear and her cubs out on the course. Under this rule, […]
The procedures for taking relief from a cart path have changed a bit in 2019, but not just because you need to drop from knee-height.
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