What Does Drop Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Play & formats
Golf term
Drop
Drop in practice
Since 2019 the drop is from knee height, and the ball must come to rest within a measured relief area (usually one or two club-lengths). Learn your relief options — they often save a stroke over playing a bad lie.
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