Relief for ball on a wrong green?

[chrisd]

When taking relief for a ball on a wrong green is a player entitled to relief from the apron of the green too?.

Thanks in advance for answer

 

[robinthehood]

I'd say no unless there is a local rule in place to prohibit it . I've dropped on to apron/fringe as it's not putting green.
Some aprons I've played are petty much cut to the same as the green !

 

[Ye Olde Boomer]

I've hit to the wrong side of a double green...leaving myself a putt measured in yards rather than feet...but never onto a wrong green. Wrong fairway is unfortunately routine, however.

 

[cliveb]

When taking relief for a ball on a wrong green is a player entitled to relief from the apron of the green too?.

My reading of rule 13.1f is that if your ball is on the apron and you would have to stand on the green to play it, then you MUST take relief.
Conversely, if your ball is on the apron and you do not need to stand on the green to play it, then you may not take relief.

 

[Barrie J]

There is also a model local rule, D-4 that designates a modified nearest point of complete relief that avoids a drop onto and play from the fringe. So one might expect, at some courses, that the fringe of a wrong putting green is treated the same as the putting green itself via a LR. Otherwise, cliveb's analysis would apply.

 

[chrisd]

There is also a model local rule, D-4 that designates a modified nearest point of complete relief that avoids a drop onto and play from the fringe. So one might expect, at some courses, that the fringe of a wrong putting green is treated the same as the putting green itself via a LR. Otherwise, cliveb's analysis would apply.

Glad to read that Barrie as I always played to what Clive said

 

[rulefan]

There is also a model local rule, D-4 that designates a modified nearest point of complete relief that avoids a drop onto and play from the fringe. So one might expect, at some courses, that the fringe of a wrong putting green is treated the same as the putting green itself via a LR. Otherwise, cliveb's analysis would apply.

Previously, Decision 33-8/33 did the same job.

 

[chrisd]

Thanks all

 

[backwoodsman]

Note there is also model local rule D3 - which can be used to prevent/prohibit relief if it is only ones stance that is affected by the wrong green.