STYMIED!
OVER A TREE
If you find yourself with a tree between you and the green, don't worry! The good news is that, since you're 150 yards out, you have a relatively short club for this shot.
The stymied player was required o play over the top of the offending ball.
The stymie was outlawed in 1951 by the USGA and the R & A..
Sweet spot - A precise spot on the face of a golf club that will deliver the maximum mass behind the ball.
Have you ever watched a tour player when they’re stymied behind a tree, and their only shot is to hit a big hook around the tree to draw the ball back to the green? Watch them closely next time.
Let's say you're in the final hole of a dead-even match. Your opponent has just played his approach to within birdie range, and you're stymied by a big tree. In this situation you have only one option -- you must hit through the tree.
Stymied - Any form of obstruction between the ball and the hole
Swing - The motion of playing a stroke
Takeaway - The start of the backswing
Tee - A peg which is inserted into the ground and on which the ball rests ...
Tom was stymied behind a tree, so his only reasonable option was to play sideways.
 See also: Stymie, Grip, Golf, Approach, Bogey
  
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