


If more than one area of the course is located within two club-lengths of the reference point, the ball must come to rest in the relief area in the same area of the course that the ball first touched when dropped in the relief area.Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point, and.Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point: Two club-lengths, but with these limits:.Reference Point: The estimated point where the original ball last crossed the edge of the red penalty area.When the ball last crossed the edge of a red penalty area, the player may drop the original ball or another ball in this lateral relief area (see Rule 14.3): (3) Lateral Relief (Only for Red Penalty Area).

The reference point for taking relief is point X, and a ball must be dropped in and played from the two club-length relief area, which is no nearer the hole than point X. Take lateral relief (red penalty area only).Take back-on-the-line relief by dropping a ball outside the penalty area, keeping point X between the hole and the spot where the ball is dropped.Take stroke-and-distance relief by playing a ball from a relief area based on where the previous stroke was made.When it is known or virtually certain that a ball is in a red penalty area and the player wishes to take relief, the player has three options, each for one penalty stroke. Must be in the same area of the course that the ball first touched when dropped.May be in any area of the course except the same penalty area, but.Must not be nearer the hole than the estimated point where the original ball last crossed the edge of the penalty area, and.The spot on the line where the ball first touches the ground when dropped creates a relief area that is one club-length in any direction from that point, but with these limits: The player may drop the original ball or another ball (see Rule 14.3) outside the penalty area, keeping the estimated point where the original ball last crossed the edge of the penalty area between the hole and the spot where the ball is dropped (with no limit as to how far back the ball may be dropped). The player may play the original ball or another ball from where the previous stroke was made (see Rule 14.6). If a player's ball is in a penalty area, including when it is known or virtually certain to be in a penalty area even though not found, the player has these relief options, each for one penalty stroke: (1) Stroke-and-Distance Relief.
