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Originally Posted by CalledDownLight
they weren't piled for removal, but basically every single tree on the course had limbs from twigs to 3" in diameter down. The grounds crew had piled and sawed a bunch of them on the front nine (including maybe a dozen fallen trees), but hadn't touched any on the back nine. Is it really still a penalty just because they didn't have the man power to get it done in time? They were all clearly down from the ice storm last wed and thur.
Doesn't matter. That's like saying your ball is behind a tree that is scheduled to be cut down in a month and you want relief because if they had the manpower it would have already been cut down.
Perhaps there was a temporary local rule posted in the shop that allowed free relief from limbs down from storm damage?
And again, we're simply talking about the letter of the law here. Not many golfers adhere to these hard and fast rules.
BO