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As Thom indicated, Rule 1.3b(2) is not a get out of jail free card, particularly for relief areas. If it is shown that a player's "reasonable judgement" in determining the boundary of the relief area, and the player plays from outside that relief area, he or she incurs a penalty for playing from a wrong place (imo).dormie1360 wrote: ↑34 minutes agoThanks for the replies. I was of the opinion the rules and references on reasonable judgement were a safety net for the player when questions of fact could be difficult to ascertain, or could not be obtained in a timely manner given the information on hand. Where a ball crossed a PA, a balls original spot when moved, things like that. Determining club lengths, on the other hand, is a known fact in the player's bag and can easily determined.
Just so I'm clear. A player does not use a club to measure their relief area, drops and plays the ball. He/she honestly thinks their estimate is accurate. The procedure is then questioned and it's determined the ball was not in the RA. Is it: 1) always a penalty, 2)never a penalty, or 3) depends whether it was reasonable for the player to believe they could accurately estimate the RA boundary given where they decided to drop the ball. Which a) may or b) may not have been influenced by conditions affecting the next stroke.
Opponents can protect themselves from this; players in a stroke play competition have a responsibility to protect the field.
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