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After obtaining relief from a left handed stance interference, can you then switch to a right handed stance?

"Larry's drive came to rest about one foot on the right in front of the middle of a large oak. Larry is right handed, he can't play his natural right-handed stroke because of the position of his ball relative to the tree. Larry decides to face the tree and play left handed. However from this left handed stance, one of his feet will be standing in casual water. Larry then declares he is authorized to take relief and proceeds to do so. After taking relief, his ball comes to rest in a fairly open area. Larry then takes a right hand stance and addressed the ball. That's when the ""whoa there"" was heard. Scott said, ""I'm not even sure you were entitled to relief, but even if you were, it was from casual water in your left hand stance. You can't take relief and then switch back to a right hand stance. What's the correct ruling:"

A. As a right handed golfer, Larry was not entitled to relief for a left handed stance. The ball should have been played from its' original position by the tree.

B. Larry can play left handed if he wants. If his stance would result in him standing in casual water, yes, he is authorized relief. However, if he took relief based on a left handed stance, he can not take relief and switch to a right handed stance. He must play from the same-handed stance on which the relief was based.

C. Come on, Larry is on top of this one, this time. He can at any time elect to hit as a righty or lefty. When he tried to hit as a lefty, the casual water interfered. He was entitled to relief from that situation. The relief taken, the new ball at rest position needs to be evaluated, just as all shots, for club selection, possible obstructions in line of play, and best way to hit the ball to include stance. Larry was within his rights to hit right handed even after he had taken relief for interference to a left handed stance

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