Do you get free relief with a sprinkler head on the Green?
“If a player has a sprinkler head between their ball and the line to the hole, do they get free relief? The ball isn’t on the green.” Rules of Golf explained: Our expert says… The answer is: drum roll please… No, not normally. But don’t despair, for there is often another way.
What are the rules on sprinkler heads on a golf course?
But golf courses can introduce a local rule that provides a possible exception. When dealing with this sprinkler head scenario, the rule in question is Rule 16, which covers when free relief is available from abnormal course conditions (an immovable obstruction is one category of abnormal course condition).
How do you take relief from a sprinkler head in golf?
Well in the rules of golf under rule 24-2b a sprinkler head is considered an immovable obstruction, so you receive free relief from it. The proper way to take relief is: First mark where the ball is resting. Next you must determine where your nearest point of relief is that is no closer to the hole.
What do you do when your ball comes to rest on sprinklers?
What do you do when your ball comes to rest on a sprinkler head? Well in the rules of golf under rule 24-2b a sprinkler head is considered an immovable obstruction, so you receive free relief from it. Next you must determine where your nearest point of relief is that is no closer to the hole.