Rules question

Ok, maybe I should have stated it was the first shot on the first hole before any other shots had been hit by anyone else in the group.
Not a 3 off the tee for OOB, not an unplayable, not a provisional........the golfers first shot of the hole. The ball is not yet in play. In fact, it's still warm as it's just come from the players pocket. And yes, he has marked the ball with his name and full address and postcode to distinguish it from the other players balls and it is a conforming ball. And his driver is not on the R&A's list of non conforming clubs and the tee is only 3 inches long and the ball is teed up correctly within the tee markers. And the player has filled in his competition card with all the correct information and swapped it with a fellow competitor in the group. :)

it's not ladies day is it?
 
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