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I hit my drive into a tree. The ball dropped straight down inside a racoon hole. I found my ball deep in the hole. Took a free drop from abnormal ground condition caused by burrowing animal. In taking relief from the ground condition, i had to drop under the tree. After the first drop, The low branches then interfered with my backswing. I decided the lie was unplayable. Took a penalty stroke and dropped a second time clear of the tree. Then i was laying 2, hitting 3.

 

Was this correct? Or was i entitled to full free relief from the racoon hole to a point where my swing was not impeded?

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You were correct. Relief from any abnormal condition doesn't always make things better! Always check where you are going to take a drop, before picking up your ball, it may be worse (unlikely if in a burrow, but gur can be better than nearest point)

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Had to take a drop from a burrowing animal hole in the corner of a bunker on a Par 3 once.......so had to drop in the bunker.  When it dropped it became a fried egg...UGH!

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Peaksy, thank you for answering. Yes, the ball was a foot below ground level in the burrow. I dropped 2 clublengths from the disturbed ground, but was still under the tree. From there, i had a restricted backswing, and was looking at least 150 yards to carry a creek.

 

In retrospect, i should have punched out after the free drop. But at that point i was thinking i should get full and free relief, so took my drop back out from under the tree. Afterward, i thought about it and decided i needed to add a penalty stroke.

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Peaksy, thank you for answering. Yes, the ball was a foot below ground level in the burrow. I dropped 2 clublengths from the disturbed ground, but was still under the tree. From there, i had a restricted backswing, and was looking at least 150 yards to carry a creek.

 

In retrospect, i should have punched out after the free drop. But at that point i was thinking i should get full and free relief, so took my drop back out from under the tree. Afterward, i thought about it and decided i needed to add a penalty stroke.

 

I just saw this post. In taking relief from the Abnormal Ground Condition, you're only entitled to drop within one club length of your nearest point of relief, not two. ;)

 

When taking relief for an Unplayable Ball, you're entitled to drip within two clublengths of the spot where the ball was lying, if that's the option you choose.

 

In both cases, your drop can be no nearer the hole.

 

Also, don't forget that Rule 28 allows you to either proceed under stroke and distance (Rule 27-1), or keep the point where the ball was lying inline with the flag and drop as far back on that line as you want.

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