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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.
When a sprinkler raises its head
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 14/01/2026
» Sprinkler heads are immovable obstructions, and you get free relief if they interfere with your stance, swing, or lie, but for line-of-play interference (when it's just in the way of your shot direction), you only get relief from this predicament if a local rule is in effect, requiring the sprinkler head and ball to be within two club-lengths of the green and the green's fringe (fairway height or shorter). Without the local rule, you must play it as it lies or take penalty relief.
Overthinking your swing will hurt you
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 19/04/2023
» Overthinking about what you must do during your golf swing is a failure of many a golfer whether a beginner, good amateur or top tour player.
Say the right things to stay out of trouble
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 24/01/2021
» Well, the year has just begun and already we have Mr Thomas apologising for an anti-gay slur he made as a putt slid past the hole and then we hear that Mr Cabrera was arrested in Brazil for alleged crimes.
Property a priority to become financially viable
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 13/10/2019
» US President Donald Trump is passionate about his golf and owns several courses -- two of which are in Scotland.
Gone are the days of witty comments
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 02/06/2019
» Well-known American golf coach Hank Haney has been suspended from his PGA Tour Radio channel on SiriusXM after the tour deemed his comments regarding the LPGA Tour and its players as "insensitive".
Political correctness forced upon Garcia
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 07/04/2019
» The term political correctness is used to describe language, policies or measures that are intended to avoid offence or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society. Let's include golfers here.
Just keep a successful captain
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 14/10/2018
» Thank you all for the comments on how difficult it must be to keep the 12 wives of each Ryder Cup team happy during the event.