00:00Bryson has been penalised two strokes for inadvertently improving the area of his intended swing,
00:09so the intended backswing, on the fifth hole when he was playing his second shot.
00:15Basically, I'm going to explain the technicalities of the rule here for you.
00:20Rule 8-1 restricts what a player may do to improve any of the protected conditions affecting the stroke.
00:28And this includes the area of the player's intended swing.
00:33So an improvement means to alter one or more of the conditions affecting the stroke,
00:38so that the player gains a potential advantage for the stroke.
00:43I would stress that this applies even when the action is accidental, as it was in Bryson's case.
00:50The area of intended swing includes the entire area that might reasonably affect any part of the backswing,
00:56the downswing, or the completion of the swing for the intended stroke.
01:01And, importantly, what the prohibited action here is that the player mustn't move, bend, or break any growing or attached
01:11natural object.
01:14A player is allowed to fairly take their stance by taking reasonable actions to get to the ball,
01:19and take a stance if, in some situations, that improves the condition affecting the stroke.
01:27But when doing so, the player must take the least intrusive course of action to deal with the particular situation,
01:35and is not entitled to a normal stance or swing.
01:38I would reiterate, this rule applies even when there's no intention to improve the area, as was the case with
01:46Bryson.
01:46As far as what happens will be indicated by the only chance ofJoshpling.
01:46If only the player will have no additional bound, by the player will perform at a point in the loop
01:47again.
01:47The player wants to carry out the suffering 지� BBC not only at ease, but that means punching.
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