timothy42b
Eagle Member
On our home course there's a bathroom building on the path to the pin and it's not unusual to land on the roof.
It's not designated OB (maybe it should be).
It is above 2 meters, which would require relief and a penalty. You can't mark directly under it. If you took relief on line of play that adds a stroke to the penalty. But that might be fair.
It is a solid object, which could mean relief behind it, but given the size of the building it's going to be near impossible to throw the next shot much nearer the hole, so that amounts to a penalty.
We've been playing it as 2 meter rule, take relief anywhere sideways no closer to the hole. But I read the rule section today and 2 meter rule is not in effect unless announced, so now I'm confused, and not sure the sideways relief is legal either.
If the 2 meter rule were not observed, then I think the drop has to be on the line of play. If I land on the roof, back up far enough to throw a decent shot over it, is that optional relief and I'm throwing 3? or throw within a meter of the building and call it 2?
It's not designated OB (maybe it should be).
It is above 2 meters, which would require relief and a penalty. You can't mark directly under it. If you took relief on line of play that adds a stroke to the penalty. But that might be fair.
It is a solid object, which could mean relief behind it, but given the size of the building it's going to be near impossible to throw the next shot much nearer the hole, so that amounts to a penalty.
We've been playing it as 2 meter rule, take relief anywhere sideways no closer to the hole. But I read the rule section today and 2 meter rule is not in effect unless announced, so now I'm confused, and not sure the sideways relief is legal either.
If the 2 meter rule were not observed, then I think the drop has to be on the line of play. If I land on the roof, back up far enough to throw a decent shot over it, is that optional relief and I'm throwing 3? or throw within a meter of the building and call it 2?