![GOLF.com on Twitter: "6: The new rule states that a player's only requirement is that the ball must be at knee height when dropping and must not touch any part of a GOLF.com on Twitter: "6: The new rule states that a player's only requirement is that the ball must be at knee height when dropping and must not touch any part of a](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dut47sVWoAEwweN.jpg:large)
GOLF.com on Twitter: "6: The new rule states that a player's only requirement is that the ball must be at knee height when dropping and must not touch any part of a
United States Golf Association - USGA - Hit your ball into a penalty area? Back-on-the-line relief has never been simpler. This key change to the Rules of Golf will go into effect
Rule 16 - Relief from Abnormal Course Conditions (Including Immovable Obstructions), Dangerous Animal Condition, Embedded Ball
![Procedures for Ball: Marking, Lifting and Cleaning; Replacing on Spot; Dropping in Relief Area; Playing from Wrong Place Procedures for Ball: Marking, Lifting and Cleaning; Replacing on Spot; Dropping in Relief Area; Playing from Wrong Place](https://api.randa.org/~/media/rules-modernization/diagrams/english/diagram14-3ii-print-eng.png?ts=20221224t1555161616)