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Decision 1-4/5.
Removal of Obstruction in Hazard Would Move Loose ImpedimentQ. In a hazard, a player?s ball lies against a movable obstruction. A loose impediment lies on top of the obstruction in such a position that the player cannot remove the obstruction without also moving the loose impediment. Under Rule 24, the player is entitled to remove the movable obstruction, but under Rule 23 is not entitled to move the loose impediment. What is the procedure? A. The player may remove the obstruction as authorized by Rule 24-1. If the loose impediment is incidentally moved in the process, in equity (Rule 1-4) the player incurs no penalty and he must place the loose impediment as nearly as possible at the spot where it originally lay.
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