"How about:
Play it as it lies .... unless you declare it unplayable.
If you hit the ball behind an obstruction - whose fault is that?"
Bob M. -
Are you seriously suggesting players get no free relief from a drain, a sprinkler head or even a cart path? I can just imagine all the broken clubs, broken wrists and broken drains & sprinkler heads.
Most of the shots hit next to an immovable obstruction are no one's fault.
DT