알면 도움되는 골프 룰 - Abnormal Course Condition

공이 나무에 가로막혀 오른손잡이로 플레이하기 어려워서, 언플레이어블을 선언하고 1타 벌타후 드롭한 경험이 있으시죠?

또는 오른손 플레이가 어렵다고 판단해 왼손잡이로 플레이 해서 위기상황을 벗어난 경우가 간혹 있죠. 제 골프친구 중 한명은 이런 경우를 대비해서 왼손잡이용 9번 아이언을 골프백에 넣고 다니는 경우도 있답니다. 내기를 심하게 할 경우...

 

하지만, 골프 룰만 잘 활용하면 위 동영상처럼 신박하게 해결할 수도 있답니다.

나무에 가로막혀 오른손잡이로 플레이하기 어렵다고 판단해 왼손잡이로 플레이하기로 합니다. 그 결과, 카트 패스 위에 서게 되었는데, 이는 비정상적인 코스 상태(Abnormal Course Condition)에 해당합니다. 골프 규칙에 따라 이 상황에서는 무벌타 구제(free relief)를 받을 수 있습니다. 이로 인해 홀의 결과가 극적으로 달라지게 되었습니다! 

 

RULE 16.1b Relief for Ball in General Area

If a player’s ball is in the general area and there is interference by an abnormal course condition on the course, the player may take free relief by dropping the original ball or another ball in this relief area (see Rule 14.3): Reference Point: The nearest point of complete relief in the general area. Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point: One club-length, but with these limits: Limits on Location of Relief Area: -- Must be in the general area, -- Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point, and -- There must be complete relief from all interference by the abnormal course condition.


RULE 16.1a(3)/1 Obstruction Interfering with Abnormal Stroke May Not Preclude Player From Taking Relief

In some situations a player may have to adopt an abnormal swing, stance or direction of play in playing his or her ball to accommodate a given situation. If the abnormal stroke is not clearly unreasonable given the circumstances, the player is permitted to take free relief under Rule 16.1. For example, in the general area, a right-handed player’s ball is so close to a boundary object on the left side of a hole that he or she must make a left-handed swing to play towards the hole. In making the left-handed swing, the player’s stance is interfered with by an immovable obstruction. The player is allowed relief from the immovable obstruction since use of a left-handed swing is not clearly unreasonable in the circumstances. After the relief procedure for the left-handed swing is complete, the player may then use a normal right-handed swing for the next stroke. If the obstruction interferes with the right-handed swing, the player may take relief for the right-handed swing under Rule 16.1b or play the ball as it lies.


 RULE 16.1a(3)/2 – Player May Not Use Clearly Unreasonable Stroke to Get Relief from Condition

A player may not use a clearly unreasonable stroke to get relief from an abnormal course condition. If the player’s stroke is clearly unreasonable given the circumstances, relief under Rule 16.1 is not allowed, and he or she must either play the ball as it lies or take unplayable ball relief. For example, in the general area, a right-handed player’s ball is in a bad lie. A nearby immovable obstruction would not interfere with the player’s normal right-handed stroke, but would interfere with a left-handed stroke. The player states that he or she is going to make the next stroke left-handed and believes that, since the obstruction would interfere with such a stroke, Rule 16.1b allows relief. However, since the only reason for the player to use a left-handed stroke is to escape a bad lie by taking relief, use of the left-handed stroke is clearly unreasonable and the player is not allowed to take relief under Rule 16.1b (Rule 16.1a(3)). The same principles would apply to the use of a clearly unreasonable stance, direction of play or the choice of a club.