Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023

Golf Terms: Free Drop

A free drop is when a golfer gets to move their golf ball without taking a penalty stroke. Most commonly, this happens when taking relief from a cart path.

Written By: Zach Gollwitzer

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A brief overview of the term including definition, usage, origins, helpful visuals.

definition

A free drop is when a golfer gets to move their golf ball without taking a penalty stroke. Most commonly, this happens when taking relief from a cart path. This is also known as "free relief".

how it's used in a sentence

My ball is on the cart path, I'm going to take a free drop.

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