Rule 12 230 Definitions It is the estimated point where the ball would lie that is: • Nearest to the ball’s original spot, but not nearer the hole than that spot, • In the required area of the course, and • Where that abnormal course condition least interferes with the stroke the player would have made from the original spot if the condition was not there. Estimating this reference point requires the player to identify the choice of club, stance, swing and line of play the player would have used for that stroke. The player does not need to simulate that stroke by taking an actual stance and swinging with the chosen club (but it is recommended that the player normally do this to help in making an accurate estimate). The point of maximum available relief is found by comparing the relative amount of interference with the lie of the ball and the player’s area of intended stance and swing and, on the putting green only, the line of play. For example, when taking relief from temporary water: • The point of maximum available relief may be where the ball will be in shallower water than where the player will stand (affecting the stance more than the lie and swing), or where the ball is in deeper water than where the player will stand (affecting the lie and swing more than the stance). • On the putting green, the point of maximum available relief may be based on the line of play where the ball will need to go through the shallowest or shortest stretch of temporary water. Provisional Ball Another ball played in case the ball just played by the player may be: • Out of bounds, or • Lost outside a penalty area. A provisional ball is not the player’s ball in play, unless it becomes the ball in play under Rule 18.3c. Putting Green The area on the hole the player is playing that: • Is specially prepared for putting, or • The Committee has defined as the putting green (such as when a temporary green is used). The putting green for a hole contains the hole into which the player tries to play a ball.
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