hitting ball on your practice swing on tee

[markgs]

If you hit the ball on your practice swing on the tee can you replace it under no penalty or is it in play?

 

[Maninblack4612]

No penalty, replace. Rule 11-3

 

[Foxholer]

Correct. No Penalty. A stroke requires the intention to hit the ball. Any other (accidental) movement comes under a separate part of the Rules.

 

[pogle]

Assuming that the player has not already had an air-shot, in which case the ball is already in play and there is a 1-shot penalty and the ball must be replaced.

 

[Foxholer]

Assuming that the player has not already had an air-shot, in which case the ball is already in play and there is a 1-shot penalty and the ball must be replaced.

Good point!

 

[williamalex1]

Assuming that the player has not already had an air-shot, in which case the ball is already in play and there is a 1-shot penalty and the ball must be replaced.

Could he not just play the ball as it lies and be playing 2nd shot???

 

[backwoodsman]

Could he not just play the ball as it lies and be playing 2nd shot???

No.

In this circumstance the airshot would be 1 shot, the practice swing is not a shot so it's a penalty under the ball at rest moved rule - which requires the ball to be replaced. Not to do so would be playing from a wrong place. I suppose you could try to pretend the practice swing was a proper shot - but even if you got away with it, you'd be playing it 3 as it lies.

 

[Twire]

No.

In this circumstance the airshot would be 1 shot, the practice swing is not a shot so it's a penalty under the ball at rest moved rule - which requires the ball to be replaced. Not to do so would be playing from a wrong place. I suppose you could try to pretend the practice swing was a proper shot - but even if you got away with it, you'd be playing it 3 as it lies.

If it was an air shot surely the ball hasn't moved so how can you replace a ball that's not moved?

 

[guest100718]

There is always the joker who shouts thats 1....

 

[Spuddy]

If it was an air shot surely the ball hasn't moved so how can you replace a ball that's not moved?

It's an airshot (ball now in play) followed by a practice swing that knocks the ball off the tee

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Played a the Newmarket Links Pro Am and the Pros Brother had an air shot on the tee shot at a par 5 yet still birdied it !!

 

[Imurg]

You should get a 5 shot penalty for being a Numpty!!!!

 

[guest100718]

It's an airshot (ball now in play) followed by a practice swing that knocks the ball off the tee

i'd probably pack up and go home..

 

[Deleted member 15344]

You should get shot for being a Numpty!!!!

Harsh

 

[Foxholer]

...Newmarket Links...

Always struck me as quite a misnomer!

 

[guest100718]

Always struck me as quite a misnomer!

Is that the one inside the gallops? You have to hit over the track on a couple of holes.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Always struck me as quite a misnomer!

It certainly plays like a links when the wind is blowing ( which is often )

 

[DAVEYBOY]

I don't think I've ever hit a air shot... Oh well always time :whoo: