24-1. Movable Obstruction
A
player may take relief, without penalty, from a movable obstruction as follows:
(i) If the ball does not lie in or on the obstruction,
the obstruction may be removed. If the ball moves, it must be replaced, and
there is no penalty, provided that the movement of the ball is directly
attributable to the removal of the obstruction. Otherwise, Rule 18-2a applies.
(ii) If the ball lies in or on the obstruction, the ball
may be lifted and the obstruction removed. The ball must be placed, as near as
possible to the spot directly under the place where the ball lay in or on the
obstruction, but not nearer the hole.
When
a ball is in motion, an obstruction that might influence the movement of the
ball must not be moved. However, equipment of any player or the flagstick when
it is attended or held up, or when it has been removed from the hole, may be
moved.
(Exerting
influence on ball – see Rule 1-2)
Note: If a ball to be
placed under this Rule is not immediately recoverable, another ball may be
substituted.
24-2. Immovable Obstruction
a. Interference
Interference
by an immovable obstruction occurs when a ball lies in or on the obstruction,
or when the obstruction interferes with the player’s stance or the area of his
intended swing.
Intervention on the line of play is not, of itself, interference
under this Rule except that:
(a) If
the player’s ball lies on the putting green, interference also occurs if an
immovable
obstruction on the putting green intervenes on his line of putt; or
(b) If a player's ball lies within two clublengths of an immovable obstruction which lies less
than two clublengths from the putting green.
b. Relief
If a player’s ball comes to rest as follows, the
player may:
(i) Through the Green: Proceed in accordance with the procedure for taking relief.
(ii) In a Hazard:
(a) Proceed in accordance with the procedure for taking relief; or
(b) In the case of a water hazard proceed in accordance with Rule 26-1.
(iii) On the Putting Green: Proceed in accordance with the procedure for taking relief.
(iv) On the Tee: Proceed in accordance with the procedure for taking relief.
Exception: A player may not
take relief under this Rule if anything other than an immovable obstruction
prevents him from taking a normal stance and making a normal stroke directed at
the normal line of play.
Note 1: If a ball to be
placed under this Rule is not immediately recoverable, another ball may be
substituted.
24-3. Ball in Obstruction Not Found
It
is a question of fact whether a ball that has not been found after having been
struck toward an obstruction is in the obstruction. In order to apply this Rule,
there must be conclusive evidence that the ball is in the obstruction. In the
absence of certainty of such evidence, the player must proceed under Rule
27-1.
a. Ball in Movable Obstruction Not Found
If
there is conclusive evidence that a ball that has not been found is in a
movable obstruction, the player may substitute another ball and take relief,
without penalty, under this Rule. If he elects to do so, the point where the ball last crossed the outermost limits of the obstruction must be determined and, for the purpose of applying this Rule, the ball is deemed to have come to rest at this point. The player must proceed in accordance with the procedure for taking relief.
b. Ball in Immovable Obstruction Not Found
If
there is conclusive evidence that a ball that has not been found is in an
immovable obstruction, the player may take relief, without penalty, under this
Rule. If he elects to do so, the point where the ball last crossed the
outermost limits of the obstruction must be determined and, for the purpose of
applying this Rule, the ball is deemed to have come to rest at this point. The player must proceed in accordance with the procedure for taking relief.
PENALTY FOR BREACH OF RULE:
Match play – Loss of hole; Stroke play – Two strokes.
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