A couple of things came up at Bonita:
Can you take relief from a gravel cart path? Rule 16 covers abnormal course conditions, and a cart path is considered an immovable obstruction if it is "artificially surfaced." Is gravel an artificial surface? I wouldn't consider gravel artificial, but in researching this, I concluded that if the gravel was put there to be a cart path, then the path is "artificially surfaced." So free relief. Our club plays a local rule that gives relief from even dirt cart paths.
It is pretty well known that you can't use the slope function of a range-finder during tournament play. But what is the penalty? The first violation of Rule 4.3 (Equipment) is the general penalty (2 strokes). Any further violations result in disqualification.
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