Rule of the Week (September 4 to 8)

Rule of the Week

Week of September 4 to 8, 2017

Rule for Player Who Misses a Tee Shot Tees Ball Lower Before Making Next Stroke Rule 18-2/1

Question:

A player playing from the teeing ground misses the ball completely. The player pushes the tee further into the ground and plays. What is the ruling?

Answer:

When the player made the stroke, the ball was in play. By pushing the tee further into the ground, he moved the ball and incurred a penalty of one stroke under Rule 18-2 and was required to replace it. However, as the player made his next stroke from within the teeing ground, he played under penalty of stroke and distance and therefore the penalty under Rule 18-2 does not apply.

**Same ruling would apply for pulling the tee out farther before making next stroke.

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