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Hi,
I recently played with a partner who ran into the following situation:
Par 3 carry across the water onto an island green. His ball lands on the edge of the island on the slope and is held up by some small bushes. After crossing the footbridge to get to the ball, he plays it as it lies but when he struck the ball, the ball hits a overhanging branch from a nearby tree, goes backwards and lands on the footbridge behind where he hit his ball. With nowhere to take relief from the footbridge without getting closer to the hole and the ball having traveled backwards from his original shot, I told him it must be declared unplayable and he must take the penalty and drop somewhere behind the footbridge before crossing towards the green. He argued that the footbridge constituted and manmade immovable object like a cartpath and is therefore entitled to a free drop. What should have been done?
I recently played with a partner who ran into the following situation:
Par 3 carry across the water onto an island green. His ball lands on the edge of the island on the slope and is held up by some small bushes. After crossing the footbridge to get to the ball, he plays it as it lies but when he struck the ball, the ball hits a overhanging branch from a nearby tree, goes backwards and lands on the footbridge behind where he hit his ball. With nowhere to take relief from the footbridge without getting closer to the hole and the ball having traveled backwards from his original shot, I told him it must be declared unplayable and he must take the penalty and drop somewhere behind the footbridge before crossing towards the green. He argued that the footbridge constituted and manmade immovable object like a cartpath and is therefore entitled to a free drop. What should have been done?
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