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I was wondering if any of you can help me determine what the correct thing to do is here.

On a par 3, I hit a tee shot that flew over the green and ended up about 6 inches from a red staked hazard area. There was a fence inside the hazard that the ball hit and bounced out of the hazard. The fence made it impossible for me to swing at the ball for the next shot.

So the situation is:
Ball just outside the Hazard (red stake)
Fence inside the Hazard interferes with swing.

Do I have to take an unplayable lie or am I entitled to relief from an immovable obstruction. The confusion came because the fence is in the Hazard.
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If the fence is permanent you are not entitled to relief, so either take an unplayable lie or you can try richocetting off the fence

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If the fence is permanent you are not entitled to relief, so either take an unplayable lie or you can try richocetting off the fence

Not true. He IS entitled to relief from an immovable obstruction when his ball lies outside of the hazard. The location of the obstruction being in the hazard is irrelevant. If the BALL was in the hazard then you would be correct.

Relief is to locate the nearest point not closer to the hole that gives complete relief from the fence for stance and swing. Then you can measure off one clublength from that point (still not nearer to the hole) and drop within that semicircle.

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Not true. He IS entitled to relief from an immovable obstruction when his ball lies outside of the hazard. The location of the obstruction being in the hazard is irrelevant. If the BALL was in the hazard then you would be correct.

Thanks! Appreciate it. Do you know if this situation is referenced in the rules of golf anywhere? Need to have a word with my playing partners today and would be great to reference the rules of golf.
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Thanks! Appreciate it. Do you know if this situation is referenced in the rules of golf anywhere? Need to have a word with my playing partners today and would be great to reference the rules of golf.

Immovable obstruction. Rule 24-2.

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