Your ball lies in heavy rough near a paved cart path. You select a wedge to pitch out, but your heels touch the path when you take your stance. You take relief from the path, and after dropping your ball, you're in a much better lie, so you decide to hit a 3-wood. But now, when you take your stance, your heels are again touching the path. You should:

A. Take another drop because there is still interference with the obstruction.

B. Play the ball as it lies because you've selected a different club.

C. Choose between A or B.

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Your ball lies in heavy rough near a paved cart path. You select a wedge to pitch out, but your heels touch the path when you take your stance. You take relief from the path, and after dropping your ball, you're in a much better lie, so you decide to hit a 3-wood. But now, when you take your stance, your heels are again touching the path. You should:

A. Take another drop because there is still interference with the obstruction.

B. Play the ball as it lies because you've selected a different club.

C. Choose between A or B.

ANSWER: C. Because you selected a new club, the 3-wood, you can either play the ball as it lies, with your feet on the cart path, or you can re-drop. Normally, you must re-drop because the path was still interfering with your stance (Rule 20-2c). But in this case there is no interference for your stroke with the club originally selected.