On January 27th, 1977, Julius Boros shot an opening 71 in the USPGA Seniors' Championship at the Walt Disney Resort in Orlando. He then went on to compile a five-under-par aggregate of 283 to capture a title which had a fascinating sequel. Later that year in Virginia, Christy O'Connor Snr beat Boros to become the first non-American to win the World Seniors in the US. In the process, O'Connor rejected his opponent's appeal to be allowed use a golf-buggy, because of back problems.
Teaser: A player hits his ball onto a gravel-covered road. Even though he is entitled to relief from this obstruction, he prefers to play the ball from the road. May he remove gravel that might interfere with his stroke?
Answer: Yes. Gravel is a loose impediment and a player may remove loose impediments under Rule 23-1. This right is not cancelled by the fact that, when a road is covered with gravel, it becomes an artificially-surfaced road and thus an obstruction.
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