It’s very common for players (and even great players) to feel a bit confused about the proper way to determine your nearest point of complete relief from a cart path (or any immovable obstruction under Rule 16 Abnormal Course Conditions).
In this impromptu video at the gorgeous Pebble Beach I demonstrated for this father/son team how to take free relief from the cart path, and explained that there is only one “nearest point of complete relief” – it’s not a choice where you drop your ball..
