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20-2c/6 Player's Club Strikes Immovable Obstruction During Stroke After Relief Taken
Q:
A player correctly determines the nearest point of relief from an artificially-surfaced path (immovable obstruction) and drops the ball within the area prescribed by Rule 24-2b. However, when the player makes the stroke, his club strikes the path. Is he subject to penalty under Rule 20-2c for not re-dropping the ball when there was still interference by the obstruction?
A:
Yes. However, there would be no penalty if the reason that the club struck the obstruction was that the limits of the obstruction were not entirely known when relief was taken (e.g., part of the path was covered with turf) or the club traveled a significantly different path than originally intended due to an unexpected occurrence (e.g., because the player's feet slipped or he was stung by a bee).
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