RULE Purpose of Rule: 166 19.1 Player May Decide to Take Unplayable Ball Relief Anywhere Except Penalty Area A player is the only person who may decide to treat their ball as unplayable by taking penalty relief under Rule 19.2 or 19.3. Unplayable ball relief is allowed anywhere on the course, except in a penalty area. If a ball is unplayable in a penalty area, the player’s only relief option is to take penalty relief under Rule 17. 19.2 Relief Options for Unplayable Ball in General Area or on Putting Green A player may take unplayable ball relief using one of the three options in Rule 19.2a, b or c, in each case adding one penalty stroke. • The player may take stroke-and-distance relief under Rule 19.2a even if the original ball has not been found and identified. • But to take back-on-the-line relief under Rule 19.2b or lateral relief under Rule 19.2c, the player must know the spot of the original ball. 19.2a Stroke-and-Distance Relief The player may play the original ball or another ball from where the previous stroke was made (see Rule 14.6). Rule 19 covers the player’s several relief options for an unplayable ball. This allows the player to choose which option to use – normally with one penalty stroke – to get out of a difficult situation anywhere on the course (except in a penalty area). Unplayable Ball 19 Rule 19
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