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Free relief, OB stakes and the one-club drop
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 11/02/2026
» Please allow me to try and explain what is an immovable obstruction once more. They are basically artificial, fixed objects like cart paths, sprinklers, or fences -- they allow for a free, one-stroke relief drop if they interfere with a player's lie, stance, or swing. Relief is not permitted for line-of-sight interference. Players must find the nearest point of complete relief, not closer to the hole, and drop within one club-length.
Short-tempered golfers remain a source of amusement
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 07/06/2020
» It's now 25 years since I battled through the traffic and submitted my first golf tip to the sports editor of the Bangkok Post, and on reflection, of all the tips I've submitted over the years, I've not touched on the profanity in golf!
Rory's solution: Cut the size
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 25/08/2019
» Rory McIlroy's solution to slow play that those who are not in the same league as him should not be in the field has "put the cat among the pigeons" with his fellow colleagues and those whose jobs are associated with the PGA and European Tours.