Question on Golf rules on nearest point of relief when ball is on cart path?

Question
Hi Michael Hoffman,
What if the nearest point of relief from the cart path has been properly determined as a point in the hazard or putting green or is out of bounds, does it mean that there is no nearest point of relief for that particular situation and therefore the player has no relief from the cart path and the player needs to play the ball as it lies on the cart path or has to take a penalty drop?

Answer
Steven,

The nearest point of relief would be on the golf course not out of bounds or in a hazard. The player would have to determine this point even if it's yards away from the position of the ball. Remember when looking for the nearest point of relief it always has to "no nearer the hole".

Thanks for the question,

Michael Hoffman