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Arial photos from Google Earth of (1) the hole from tee on middle right to green - red star marks the spot where the ball came to rest on the branch draped over the cart path, and (2) from the Green looking back towards the tee, the red star shows the spot with a hedge and ditch directly behind...

That seems quite definitive, Rulefan, thank you. In another unrelated instance a whole tree was blown across the course, partly rough, partly fairway, and a player's ball ended up right next to it. A discussion ensued as to whether free relief was available. It was treated as Abnormal Course...

Here is a photo of the conundrum. From some of the responses it would seem that as this branch is no longer attached to its 'parent', it can be treated as a loose impediment. However, you can see that the ball is resting on it, above the cart path, and Rule 15 says that a player needs to be...

I've had this said - but how should one proceed if the Committee are unaware of the situation therefore have not designated GUR, or posted anything about Abnormal Course Conditions. Seems to be a very grey area in the Rules. Even worse: Ball comes to rest on top of a branch blown onto and...

After a storm such as the recent Eunice, does a player get relief if their ball ends up right next or even on top of a tree or branch? It is not clear from the Rules if this comes under Abnormal Course Conditions. Immovable Objects as I understand it are artificial, so presumably that Rule...

As a Handicap Secretary in training I'm interested to know if there ever would be a time when the Handicap Sec performs the ESR - it is my belief that the system does it automatically if needed. That said, at the Annual and 6-monthly Handicap Reviews Handicap Committees take a hard look at...