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Explanation of Spieth's drop yesterday?
Posted on 7/24/17 at 9:41 am
Posted on 7/24/17 at 9:41 am
I'm a little confused about what happened on 13 yesterday. It was my understanding he took an unplayable lie penalty which gives him 2 club lengths for relief. Why was he able to go back so far for his drop? Did it have something to do with the overhead camera wires possibly obstructing his shot?
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Posted on 7/24/17 at 9:43 am to Oddibe
Unplayable is two Club lengths, or as far back as he wants, keeping a straight line with the flag.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 9:46 am to Oddibe
You have three options when taking an unplayable...
Under penalty of one stroke, you can:
1) Replay the previous shot from as close as possible to the spot of the previous shot (in this case, from the tee)
2) the two club lengths from the nearest point of relief, no closer to the hole
3) go back as far as you want keeping the line between the hole and where the original shot came to rest
He took the third option. The rest of the fiasco related to the temporary unremovable obstructions (tour trailers) and line of sight relief he was entitled to from there.
Under penalty of one stroke, you can:
1) Replay the previous shot from as close as possible to the spot of the previous shot (in this case, from the tee)
2) the two club lengths from the nearest point of relief, no closer to the hole
3) go back as far as you want keeping the line between the hole and where the original shot came to rest
He took the third option. The rest of the fiasco related to the temporary unremovable obstructions (tour trailers) and line of sight relief he was entitled to from there.
Posted on 7/24/17 at 9:49 am to Oddibe
You can
1. Retee
2. Drop within 2 club lengths of where the ball rests
3. Drop in a direct line with the hole as far back as you want to.
Spieth took option 3. By going straight back he had to drop behind the equipment trailors. He was then entitled to the nearest point of relief from a temporary immovable obstruction (the trailors). Part of what took so long is to figure out what the "nearest point of relwif" was. Spieth wanted to drop on the right side of the trailors (which he ended up doing) because it gave him the best line, but he was near the middle so the rules officials had to determine if his nearest point of relief was to the left or right of the trailors.
1. Retee
2. Drop within 2 club lengths of where the ball rests
3. Drop in a direct line with the hole as far back as you want to.
Spieth took option 3. By going straight back he had to drop behind the equipment trailors. He was then entitled to the nearest point of relief from a temporary immovable obstruction (the trailors). Part of what took so long is to figure out what the "nearest point of relwif" was. Spieth wanted to drop on the right side of the trailors (which he ended up doing) because it gave him the best line, but he was near the middle so the rules officials had to determine if his nearest point of relief was to the left or right of the trailors.
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