How do you take relief from a red (lateral) penalty area?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Penalty areas
Penalty: One stroke
How do you take relief from a red (lateral) penalty area?
PenaltyOne stroke· under Rule 17.1d
What to do
- 1Find where the ball last crossed the edge of the red penalty area.
- 2Measure two club-lengths from that point, no closer to the hole.
- 3Drop in that relief area (not in another penalty area).
- 4Alternative: use back-on-the-line relief or replay from your previous spot instead.
Based on the modern Rules of Golf (Rule 17.1d), as published by the USGA and The R&A and effective from the 2019 revision. Local rules can modify some situations — check the scorecard or with the committee when in doubt.
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