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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.
Straight talking is the need of the hour in golf
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 01/01/2025
» Please allow me once more to indulge in something different than my normal tip, as rather surprisingly my 'tongue in cheek' tip last week created a great response, which has made me think that some 'Roy Keane' straight talking is perhaps warranted within the business of golf at the moment. Particularly disappointing are those who lack the intestinal fortitude of expressing transparent views and honest reflections of the present state of golf. Candid comments would be refreshing to hear, rather than the 'go with the flow' mundane obligatory words they must utter because of their positions and roles within golf.
Priority should always be downswing not backswing
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 27/12/2023
» If you don't play well today, don't worry about it.
Molinari's big move to revive waning career
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 08/05/2022
» Just a few years ago Francesco Molinari was winning this or making another top-10 finish in that.
Shibuno in driving seat at Jackrabbit
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 13/12/2020
» Houston: Japan's Hinako Shibuno, the 2019 Women's British Open champion, fired a four-under-par 67 to seize a three-stroke lead after Friday's second round of the US Women's Open.
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!
Parents must let go the reins
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 11/08/2019
» Lydia Ko's former swing coach David Leadbetter recently offered his opinion on why the New Zealander is struggling with her game at the moment.
Pebble Beach is different
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 16/06/2019
» Who's the best now? This week we'll know soon enough but what about all-time?
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".
All-knowing experts make me cringe
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 19/05/2019
» I've mentioned before how I personally dislike golf commentators who seem to know everything and think that they have 'been there and done that' -- most of their comments make me cringe.