Relief - Test Question

[BC MIST]

In taking relief from an obstruction, I found my nearest point of relief and marked it with a tee. What is the maximum distance from this point, from which I may play the next stroke? Reason?

[jvincent]

Movable or immovable obstruction?

[spidey]

(assuming that you mean relief without penalty).

20-2bi - relief from immovable obstruction 1 clublength.

24-2c - re-dropping - if ball rolls more than 2 clublengths from where it first struck a part of the course, then it must be redropped.

.... so the maximum distance is 3 clublengths from the nearest point of relief (although this would be a very rare occurrence).

With a penalty, it can be dropped (or possibly re-teed) as far away as the spot from which the last stroke was played if the player decides to call the ball unplayable.

[BC MIST]

Movable or immovable obstruction?

You don't get relief from a movable obstruction. You just move the obstruction.