Feet behind the tee markers?

[Orikoru]

When playing a club match yesterday, our opponent pointed out (in a friendly manner it must be said) that my playing partner's foot was in front of the tee markers while teeing off. He obliged and teed up slightly further back.

I always thought it was the ball that had to be in line with, or behind, the tee markers, and as long as that was the case it doesn't matter if your left foot is in front of them. Am I wrong? If so I have regularly broken this rule on par 3s where I would typically put the ball right in line with the tee markers, and thus with my natural stance my left foot would be in front of that.

 

[User101]

You are correct, end of.

 

[DCB]

Next time you see your opponent, remember to point out (in a friendly manner it must be said) that he's wrong

 

[Orikoru]

Next time you see your opponent, remember to point out (in a friendly manner it must be said) that he's wrong

Ah fair enough. Unlikely I'll ever see him to be honest. It's also possible I misheard and in fact my PP's golfball was over the line, but I thought he said his foot. Either way, good to know I haven't been doing it wrong all these years!

 

[Lord Tyrion]

What a shame you were not certain at the time. Utter plonker. You can be in front or outside of the markers, where the ball is is all that matters.

 

[User101]

What a shame you were not certain at the time. Utter plonker. You can be in front or outside of the markers, where the ball is is all that matters.

Have you read his subsequent reply ?

 

[atticusfinch]

This doesn't even require knowing decisions...it's right in the rule proper.

Rule 11-1: A player may stand outside the teeing ground to play a ball within it.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Have you read his subsequent reply ?

Nope. I thought I had scrolled to the bottom before replying. Still correct though :ears:

 

[IanM]

I'm dreading it when the changes come in... a couple of blokes I play with are clueless now, goodness knows what'll happen!

 

[Colin L]

I'm dreading it when the changes come in... a couple of blokes I play with are clueless now, goodness knows what'll happen!

What difference will it make which set of rules they are clueless about? Clueless means clueless.

 

[duncan mackie]

Clueless is a little harsh - I suspect few on here would be comfortable betting a grand on the exact definition regarding the ball and the teeing ground (as an example) although most would be reasonably comfortable with a multiple choice option - and even more certain that they knew it after looking it up👍

And that just one rule 🤔

But they should realise the feet thing!

 

[jim8flog]

I'm dreading it when the changes come in... a couple of blokes I play with are clueless now, goodness knows what'll happen!

I would not worry, I play with guys who still quote rules that went out of the rule book last century!!

 

[atticusfinch]

I would not worry, I play with guys who still quote rules that went out of the rule book last century!!

I played with a guy a few years ago who made penalty drops over his shoulder behind his back. Like in the 50s.

 

[jim8flog]

I played with a guy a few years ago who made penalty drops over his shoulder behind his back. Like in the 50s.

I am not that old and I can remember having to do it as per the rule

 

[duncan mackie]

I played with a guy a few years ago who made penalty drops over his shoulder behind his back. Like in the 50s.

That one was only changed pretty recently (1984)....

 

[Ross61]

Ah fair enough. Unlikely I'll ever see him to be honest. It's also possible I misheard and in fact my PP's golfball was over the line, but I thought he said his foot. Either way, good to know I haven't been doing it wrong all these years!

Being an expert on mishearing things due to being half deaf, perhaps he said your partner’s ball was a foot over the line.

 

[Orikoru]

Being an expert on mishearing things due to being half deaf, perhaps he said your partner’s ball was a foot over the line.

It turns out I completely misunderstood the situation. Checked with my mate the other day, it turns out he called it on himself as he realised his ball was over the markers, so he moved it back, and our opponent simply joked that he'd been doing that every time and that's why we were winning.

So yeah, I should pay more attention, and this topic was a waste of time. Sorry chaps lol.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Never a waste of time mate. Who knows, someone might have read this who believed it to be true. Even if not, it gave us all a good laugh

 

[User101]

We've got a PP who does that all the time, can't understand why he thinks that extra inch makes any difference....2 clubs behind, not a millimetre forward.

 

[duncan mackie]

We've got a PP who does that all the time, can't understand why he thinks that extra inch makes any difference....2 clubs behind, not a millimetre forward.

Well you can have about 42mm of your ball in front of the line across the leading point of each tee marker 👍