Say a player's ball lies on the fairway. The player would be entitled to relief without penalty if he has interference to the lie of the ball, or the area of intended stance or swing, from, for example, an abnormal ground condition(Rule 25-1). If the player opts to take relief, he is required to take relief from all three of these elements (that is, "complete relief"); he cannot choose to take relief from one but not the others. Thus, if his ball was in casual water (an abnormal ground condition), when determining his nearest point of relief, the player must ensure the ball is not in the casual water, and the casual water does not interfere with his stance or swing. He cannot take relief simply for the lie of the ball.
In order to determine the nearest point of relief accurately, the player should use the club with which he would have made his next stroke were the condition (the casual water) not there. and he should simulate the address position, direction of play and swing for such a stroke, making sure he is free of interference from the condition when doing so.
The nearest point of relief is the point on the course nearest to where the ball lies (i) that is not nearer the hole, and (ii) where, if the ball was positioned at that point, there would no longer be any interference from the condition, in this case casual water.
THIS WEEKS QUESTION;
What club must a player use to measure and to determine his nearest point of relief?