I just finished a round with a friend and we had an odd situation happen on a hole that neither of us knew what the proper ruling was. A drive off the tee came to rest on a rock overhang about 15ft above the basket. The overhang is accessible so one could play from behind the lie however it is a bit dangerous to do so. This in itself isn't an issue, the complicated part is that the disk was on the very edge of the overhang with it's front edge over the edge by an inch or two. If it were a tree he could have just placed his marker directly underneath on the ground beside the basket and drop his putt in without taking any penalties but since it is a rock overhand and he technically could have played it from behind where the disc came to rest but if he were to mark the disc with his marker it would be marked 15ft directly underneath his disc on the playing surface of the basket.
In the end it was decided to just tap in without taking any strokes as it was not work the risk to play the disc where it was. It would however have been safe to take relief behind the disc in line with the basket.
What's the ruling?
In the end it was decided to just tap in without taking any strokes as it was not work the risk to play the disc where it was. It would however have been safe to take relief behind the disc in line with the basket.
What's the ruling?