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| Steen Stumper for 2026-10-24 - Answer |
In stroke play, a player’s ball lies in bounds in the general area. The player’s swing has interference from a metal chain-link fence not defining out of bounds but all of which lies out of bounds. The player takes relief under abnormal course conditions relief (Rule 16.1b) and plays the ball. What is the ruling?
Answer: C. Interference from immovable objects that are out of bounds do not entitle a player to free relief (Rule 16.1(2)). The player moved the ball in play (Rule 9.4) and gets one penalty stroke and should have replaced the ball. When they made a stroke without replacing it, they get the general penalty for a total of two strokes for playing from a wrong place (Rule 14.7a). Therefore, the answer must be C. |
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