Hey, thanks for the responses. Believe it or not, my player has hit that distance of a shot before with a driver. She is a big strong girl. The difference here, naturally, is the cart path in between. Would I have done it? NOPE. She is very creative in her approach and used her driver as a mallet putter. I agree that a 3 wood would be a better choice and might consider that myself. The fairway was absolutely perfect and mowed short enough that one might even consider putting had that cart path not been there. The ruling didn't matter because she made par anyway and so, she advanced to the state tournament. However, even when you suggest she should use a wedge, how do you know? For example, this young lady is bump and run almost everywhere around the green. It is something that she is comfortable with because she tends to over swing her wedges. So, if she took out a 7 iron for instance, what if the Rules Committee Coach decided that was not the right club and that she was gaining an advantage. How does anyone know what clubs a young lady will use? All of my girls have never golfed before I get them. So, they don't have the typical shots. I do my best to teach them all of their options. That doesn't mean that they can do it. Again, my problem is anytime an opposing Coach or anyone else thinks that they know what club is appropriate for a player that the have never met before or seen play. I know the casebook ruling but don't agree with it. iacas, by "measurement" I was referencing both stance and club length. The 90 degree in the cart path did add some difficulty to NPR. iacas, I know that you coach as well as being a Pro. I would think that you understand the vastly different abilities of these young ladies and so, hopefully, see the plausibility of my post. I don't intend to wear out my welcome by beating a dead horse. I appreciate the feed back. Thank! Take care, Darrell