What to do about the tree?

My ball ended up up against a tree. The tree is about two feet on the left side of a cart path and I am right handed.
It is a big tree.
This is not hazard.
My best shot to advance the ball is to hit it left handed. This puts my feet on the cart path.
What is my nearest point of relief?
If I try to move directly off the cart path to take a drop I can't because of the tree.
Where do I go?
Is it just to bad about the tree?
Can I drop it behind the tree?
Can I drop it on the other side the cart path.
Am I entitled to a stance at all?
My best guess is I should just hit it off the cart path or take an unplayable lie.

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Originally Posted by tigger12

My ball ended up up against a tree. The tree is about two feet on the left side of a cart path and I am right handed.
It is a big tree.
This is not hazard.
My best shot to advance the ball is to hit it left handed. This puts my feet on the cart path.
What is my nearest point of relief?

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Probably to the left

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If I try to move directly off the cart path to take a drop I can't because of the tree.
Where do I go?
Is it just to bad about the tree?

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Have you taken account of the one clublength from the npr?

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Can I drop it behind the tree?

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Yes

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Can I drop it on the other side the cart path.

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No, if the npr is not there

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Am I entitled to a stance at all?

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Yes but you are not entitled to a clear shot from the tree

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My best guess is I should just hit it off the cart path or take an unplayable lie.

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How would the ball get on the cart path if you had taken relief from the cart path with your LH stance?

How would the ball get on the cart path if you had taken relief from the cart path with your LH stance?
Not sure what you mean here.

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Originally Posted by tigger12

How would the ball get on the cart path if you had taken relief from the cart path with your LH stance?
Not sure what you mean here.

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You said
"My ball ended up up against a tree. The tree is about two feet on the left side of a cart path"
then said
"My best guess is I should just hit it off the cart path or take an unplayable lie."
How did it get on the cart path?

Sorry just a typo.
I meant just hit it where it was by the tree.

This sounds familiar.....

http://forum.ottawagolf.com/showthre...rt-path-relief

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Originally Posted by AAA

Probably to the left


Have you taken account of the one clublength from the npr?


Yes

No, if the npr is not there

Yes but you are not entitled to a clear shot from the tree

How would the ball get on the cart path if you had taken relief from the cart path with your LH stance?

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The player is not entitled to a stance after taking relief from an immovable obstruction (other than his stance cannot be interfered with by the immovable obstruction).

Where did I say he is?

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Originally Posted by AAA

Where did I say he is?

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Original poster: Am I entitled to a stance at all?
Your response: Yes but you are not entitled to a clear shot from the tree

I can't see any contradiction.

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Originally Posted by AAA

I can't see any contradiction.

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The player is not entitled to a stance when taking relief from the immovable obstruction. See Decisions 24-2b/3 and 24-3b/2.7 for confirmation.

He is entitled to a stance of some sort, providing he has full relief. It may not be nice or even achievable but he is always allowed to take a stance somewhere.

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Originally Posted by AAA

He is entitled to a stance of some sort, providing he has full relief. It may not be nice or even achievable but he is always allowed to take a stance somewhere.

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The Rules do not entitle the player to a stance, and, imo, that is the question asked by the original poster, to which you answered "yes", the player is entitled to a stance. That is incorrect, imo.

The rules do not prohibit a player from taking a stance of some sort but it may not be where he would like it to be.

However, I am being rather pedantic. ;)