Relief from a driveway?

[Rulesman]

Originally Posted by Dormie1360

Rulesman,

You know if we keep this thread going long enough Shorty will be complaining.

Here's my understanding.

RH Golfer ball on spot X.  The NPR is point Y.  With only a foot of grass to the right of the path before OB, there is no NPR availabe on the right side that allows relief from the path.

LF Golfer ball on spot X.   The NPR is on the grass to the right of point X.  The player has relief from the path which is all that is required, he does not get relief from the OB Fence.

However....if the player then says his only reasonable shot at this point is to play a right handed shot, (because of the fence).....this puts his stance back on the path.  He then could take relief again.....this time with a NPR to the left of Y, allowing for his left handed stance which he can now go back to.  That's the only way I can see a left handed golfer winding up on the left side of the path.....which, having thought about it, is what you were probably trying to say in the paragraph I quoted from you.

Anyway that's my understanding of NPR.

You are correct. I was rushing to go out and got my lefts and rights a bit mixed up. Dec 24-2b/3.7 is useful

[Rulesman]

Originally Posted by Fourputt

Here is the OP's description in his second post in this thread:

There is no place according to that where he could find a "nearest point of relief" on the fence side of the road.

Yes, see my post to Dormie. I was working on my memory of the diagram in the decision (not having the book to hand)  but mixed L & R

[Dormie1360]

Originally Posted by luu5

Just to be sure, the fence here is only a problem because it is OB fence? If it wasn't OB fence, just a fence, then NPR would exist on RH side by standing on that foot of grass and dropping on fence, then most likely getting another relief based on immovable obstruction?

Yes, I agree.

Originally Posted by Jimdangles

I think the real question here is..

why did the ball cross the road?

Open club face?