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This is good to know -- so this would then also apply if the NPR is next to a free drop planting area or ground under repair. one would take his stance on the plants or bushes or in the GUR drop inside the white lines. SURe hope if this happens - the gounds keeper does not see me standing on his nice Roddy's and dropping a ball on his gladdiolas. this seems so wierd but I can see why. Thanks

Thanks again and all good info. The problem I have with my situation of Casual water near the cart path is this: The rule book states you must take "Full relief" -- standing on a cart path using the club one would use to determine NPR is not taking Full Relief is it? (Also as a humorous side note I do not have a club in my bag that I would use to hit that dropped ball off the cart path )

Yes I undwerstand I "may" drop on a cart path -- my question is does one "have to" drop on a cart path if it is the near point of releif. Seems odd to drop on an obstruction is the reason I ask.

Need a little help in understand how to proceed. reading several previous posts... some say you drop on a cart path and then take the appropriate relief from the obstruction. I beleive one does not drop on a man made obstruction and take secondary releif. So help me out here -- can anyone find the rule that states a player crops on a cart path. Additionally -- the reason this came up is this. Red hazard on the left of a cart path, and on the right a large casual water area due to heavy rains. my ball was in casual water - closest releif was the cart path. If I take proper releif I drop on the cart path, but then the second releif drop from the obstruction cart path puts me back in casual water. How do you get out of that if you have to drop on the cart path? thanks