How to Take FREE RELIEF From a Cart Path

Cart paths are everywhere on the course and when they interfere, you get to take free relief. To free take relief, you must find the nearest point of complete relief. In this video, finding the nearest point of complete relief requires a little extra searching... Golf rules explained.

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📖 RULE: 16.1b: Relief for Ball in General Area
If a player’s ball is in the general area and there is interference by an abnormal course condition on the course, the player may take free relief by dropping the original ball or another ball in this relief area (see Rule 14.3):

Reference Point: The nearest point of complete relief in the general area.

Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point: One club-length, but with these limits:
Limits on Location of Relief Area:
Must be in the general area,
Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point, and
There must be complete relief from all interference by the abnormal course condition.