Rule #8 reminds us: no matter how bad the lie looks, you’ve got to play it as you find it.
🌾 Don’t press down grass
🌿 Don’t snap branches
🪨 Don’t move loose soil or sand
😬 And yes, even accidentally flattening ground while resting can cost you a stroke
Know the rules. Respect the game.
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let’s talk rule number eight playing the course as you find it Basic idea don’t improve the area around your ball before hitting your shot Hey golfers John here with You Think You Know the Rules presented by our friends at Tea Time Golf Pass Now rule number eight says you must accept the course as it is meaning no improvement of your lie stance or line of play That means you can’t press down the grass behind your ball to make it sit upwardly move any loose sand or soil to create a better stance And you definitely can’t break branches to open up your swing path There’s a difference between removing a loose impediment like a leaf and moving something that is part of the ground The first one is legal the second a penalty shot This rule also applies to your caddy or partner within your group If they help by improving the conditions before you play you still get the penalty And here’s a strange one If you lean on your club to rest while waiting and accidentally flatten the area behind your ball and then play from that spot this counts as improving both conditions and is a penalty shot even if you weren’t trying to cheat So play the course as you find it even when it’s not pretty Know the rules Respect the game And don’t forget to use code rules at checkout to get your Tea Time Golf Pass your private golf membership with access to over a thousand golf courses across your region We’ll see you out in the
