Elaine Carson
Teaching Professional
The Perfect Swing Golf School
463 N. Duffy Road
Butler, Pa. 16001
(724) 283-6492
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Rule 11 – Teeing Ground… Tee-Markers Before a player makes his first stroke with any ball on the teeing ground of the hole being played, the tee-markers are deemed to be FIXED …. In these circumstances, if the player moves or allows to be moved a tee-marker for the purpose of avoiding interference with his stance, the area of his intended swing or his line of play, he incurs the penalty for a breach of Rule 13-2.
13-2. Improving Lie, Area of Intended Stance or Swing, or Line of Play
A player must not improve or allow to be improved:
the position or lie of his ball,
the area of his intended stance or swing,
his line of play or a reasonable extension of that line beyond the hole, or
the area in which he is to drop or place a ball,
by any of the following actions:
pressing a club on the ground,
moving, bending or breaking anything growing or FIXED (including immovable obstructions and objects defining out of bounds),
creating or eliminating irregularities of surface,
removing or pressing down sand, loose soil, replaced divots or other cut turf placed in position, or
removing dew, frost or water.
Penalty for Breach of Rule:
Match play – Loss of hole; Stroke play – Two strokes.
