Here is a doozie! Any ideas?
18th hole match play............Par 5
Playing against a 2 HDCP, I was 10 at the time. I was 80 yds out after 2 shots and the other guy was under a tree 100 yds back..........with no swing..........unless he climbs the tree.
So, we have a local rule with certain trees with ribbons. So the guy is a righty and has no play on the original ball..............then he decides to swing left handed and put the toe down.....k, he can get a piece. But, ONLY when swinging left handed he can reach a ribbon tree and get relief.........
He takes the ball from under the tree and gets relief.............then he switches around and hit right handed. :thumbsdow
a) Is this legal..........cuz he says he seen it on TV and he is a 2 HDCP so I give him the benefit of the doubt.
b) Maybe this is legal in stoke, I felt it was immorral in match.......
Any ideas on the ruling?
Oh..........I made a shakey 4 ft putt for 5 and halved the hole for a 1 up win.
Clarification on local rule
Any tree under 6 feet or tied with a red ribbon is deemed to be free relief from swing and stance.
The ball came to rest under an evergreen where no relief would be granted if he took his normal right handed stance.
So he took a left handed stance and still 1% chance of hitting the ball ........ forget advancing. However; approachin gfrom the wrong side (left) a little tree interfered with his swing. He is entitled to relief in a left hand position.
When he took approriate relief, he swithced around and hit right. Then hit the green. I thought if he was going to take relief from a left handed stance, he should have to play his relief shot that way.
Seems totally legal. However; I can't bring myself to use it on the course...ie Cart Paths.
Your ball is on a tough lie but the cart path is not in play....so do you decide to hit it left handed and stand on the cart path........take relief and turn around and hit it from the right side again?
mmmmmmm?