Appreciate the responses. I should note that it is possible to take relief on the side of the penalty area closest to the green, but only by moving diagonally along the penalty area boundary back towards the tee. I am surmising that there is no limit on how far one needs to go along the...
At my local club, there is a large Ponderosa Pine tree located across (on the green side) of a red-staked, penalty area. The trunk of the tree is located outside and across the penalty area, however some limbs protrude back over the water towards the tee box. This tree is often in play and...