Red_Eyes
Medal Winner
Interference by an immovable obstruction occurs when a ball lies in or on the obstruction, or when the obstruction interferes with the player’s stance or the area of his intended swing. If the player’s ball lies on the putting green, interference also occurs if an immovable obstruction on the putting green intervenes on his line of putt. Otherwise, intervention on the line of play is not, of itself, interference under this Rule.
I am still new to golf so please excuse what may be a basic question. My local municapal has a nice pair of electrical pylons to the right of a main faiway which i successfully managed to place between me and the flagstick, I was a good 10 metres behind with no interference took no relief. However pylons are made of metal struts about 2 inches wide, which are suprisingly easy to hit. As I result my lie was right under the pylon. This did interfere with my swing if I was to take a full swing and being some 300 yards from the green I was of a mind to do. But I know my ability and took a half swing to get onto the fairway. And do you know... I hit the bloody pylon again. This time ending up in the middle of the fairway some 2 metres behind where my last but one shot was.
Is a pylon and obstruction? Given in reality it takes up little space and does interfere with my view of the green.
If and when should I have taken relief? Hindsight says while under the pylon.