Post by grimesy on Nov 23, 2019 11:09:47 GMT
Hi Guys. Following a friendly game yesterday 
. A situation arose where a ball was played and landed up against a tree (about 1 to inches away). The said tree was blocking the target line to the green. The ball was sitting in an animal scrape 
. Please see below, the extracted words from the official Rules of golf Book
A ball lies in a rabbit scrape and is under a tree. A free swing of the club is possible to send the ball at 90 degrees to the left of the tree, but there is no direct line to the target. The tree would affect swing or stance if one wished to send the ball towards the target (the green). Does the player obtain relief from the rabbit scrape?
The key to this situation is the exception to Rule 25-1b and if this applies to the tree and the burrowing animal hole. It is for the player to prove that it is actually reasonable to make a stroke at the ball in that position.
For example, if a ball lies deep in the roots of a tree and a rabbit scrape interferes with the lie or stance, the player should be denied relief as it is clearly not reasonable to make a stroke due to the tree and the roots. The rabbit scrape cannot be used as an ‘excuse’ to avoid a penalty for what is essentially an unplayable ball. If the player cannot play the ball, the player must proceed by declaring the ball unplayable and incur a penalty stroke (Rule 28).
. A situation arose where a ball was played and landed up against a tree (about 1 to inches away). The said tree was blocking the target line to the green. The ball was sitting in an animal scrape 
. Please see below, the extracted words from the official Rules of golf BookA ball lies in a rabbit scrape and is under a tree. A free swing of the club is possible to send the ball at 90 degrees to the left of the tree, but there is no direct line to the target. The tree would affect swing or stance if one wished to send the ball towards the target (the green). Does the player obtain relief from the rabbit scrape?
The key to this situation is the exception to Rule 25-1b and if this applies to the tree and the burrowing animal hole. It is for the player to prove that it is actually reasonable to make a stroke at the ball in that position.
For example, if a ball lies deep in the roots of a tree and a rabbit scrape interferes with the lie or stance, the player should be denied relief as it is clearly not reasonable to make a stroke due to the tree and the roots. The rabbit scrape cannot be used as an ‘excuse’ to avoid a penalty for what is essentially an unplayable ball. If the player cannot play the ball, the player must proceed by declaring the ball unplayable and incur a penalty stroke (Rule 28).