Dear Linda,
1. On the teeing ground, if a player uses the tee peg which
is left over by another player on the ground to help him line up the position
of his teeing shot, is this a breach of rules?
2. If he uses loose impediment instead of tee peg for the
same purpose, is it illegal?
What are the rules applied to this questions?
Regards,
Lou from Thailand
Dear Lou,
The answer to both questions is the same. If the player
positions the abandoned tee peg or the loose impediment to help him align his
shot, and he leaves either of those moved objects in place when he hits his tee
shot, he will incur a penalty of two strokes (loss of hole in match play) under
Rule 8-2a. When a player is not on a putting green, he is permitted to place a
mark to help with his alignment, provided he removes that mark before he hits
his shot. (On the putting green, the player is not permitted to place a mark
anywhere to indicate the line of putt–Rule 8-2b.)
If the player does not move the tee peg or loose impediment,
but simply uses these objects that happen to be lying on the ground to help him
align his shot, there is no penalty. You may find Decisions 8-2a/0.5 and 8-2a/2
helpful.
Linda
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