Teeing area

[4 left]

On the tee box where the tee markers are lined up then you have the 2 club lengths back.... If on an occasion when greenstaff move the markers right back where there is only 1 club length left to back of teeing area does this make the competition void even if everyone teed off the area and finished the round

 

[jim8flog]

On the tee box where the tee markers are lined up then you have the 2 club lengths back.... If on an occasion when greenstaff move the markers right back where there is only 1 club length left to back of teeing area does this make the competition void even if everyone teed off the area and finished the round

I would doubt it simply because the rules require that a player tee of with the ball in the teeing area which everybody has done.

If there is ground behind the one tee length then it fulfils the definition. There is nothing in the rules that says the teeing area must be mown to a specific height.

 

[4 left]

I would doubt it simply because the rules require that a player tee of with the ball in the teeing area which everybody has done.

If there is ground behind the one tee length then it fulfils the definition. There is nothing in the rules that says the teeing area must be mown to a specific height.

There was more ground after the end of tee box but it was about a 8 inches lower than the tee box area

 

[nickjdavis]

The Committee Procedures in the RoG merely say that "The Committee should always attempt to position the tee markers far enough forward so that players can use the entire two club lengths permitted"

The use of the words "should" and "attempt" leaves enough slack to acknowledge that it may not always be possible to fulfill this requirement. There is no rule that I am aware of that would void a competition if the tee markers were positioned so that 2 club lengths wasn't possible.

 

[rulie]

It's annoying, it sometimes is simply down to the greenkeeper who puts the markers out not being trained properly.

Or had a disagreement with his or her significant other the night before setting the tees.

 

[jim8flog]

It's annoying, it sometimes is simply down to the greenkeeper who puts the markers out not being trained properly.

Or a green keeper trying to do some course protection. Using an area of the tee that has seen little use. We have some very small tees on a couple of holes so places to put tee markers can be quite limited.

 

[jim8flog]

The markers should be placed to give a clear swing anywhere in the teeing area, which includes going 2 club lengths back.
To deliberately not allow this is just nuts.

Woukd you rather

1. Tee off on a pristine area of unused grass
or
2. Tee of from an area where there are so many divots holes that you can barely find a place to put your ball and have a flat stance.

 

[jim8flog]

3. Have the proper space to swing the club.

Clearly if there isn't a decent place to put the tees during a competition, it's being badly managed throughout the rest of the week.

That is not answering my question!!

Ps We have competitions 3 times a week where I play.

 

[rulefan]

I wonder how many always use a tee peg (even on par 3s).

 

[Grant85]

There's certainly plenty of tee boxes (usually back tees) that are very small.

My course has 5 tee boxes that might be considered 'championship' tees, that are either further back or on a different angle - or both. In reality they are small and given the 2 club length requirement have very limited space to position the markers.

In reality 3 are never used (well I haven't used them in 2 years worth of golf) and the other 2 used sparingly. But all seemed to be mown and I'm sure sprayed a few times a year.

 

[rulefan]

There's certainly plenty of tee boxes (usually back tees) that are very small.

My course has 5 tee boxes that might be considered 'championship' tees, that are either further back or on a different angle - or both. In reality they are small and given the 2 club length requirement have very limited space to position the markers.

In reality 3 are never used (well I haven't used them in 2 years worth of golf) and the other 2 used sparingly. But all seemed to be mown and I'm sure sprayed a few times a year.

Are they rated?

 

[Grant85]

Are they rated?

I'm sure 4 out of the 5 are and I have played them in competition or people have told me they use them in competition occasionally.
3 of them are and are marked as separate yardages (i.e. 200 / 217). 1 is just a wider angle and is used a few times a year.

The other may have been an experiment on turning a long par 3 into a par 4 and I'd guess is not rated. (217 off the whites uphill, might play 230 off the unused tee). Never stood back there, but it looks like it's still cut down. Perhaps it is used for practice or they just decide to keep it maintained rather than letting it grow in for no other reason than professional pride.

It does seem silly not to use a few of them at least twice a month and give the other teeing areas a break. Maybe not worth the hassle if they put a longer carry for people and the e-mails start filtering in.

 

[rulefan]

You can see if the have been rated from the number of tees listed here.

https://ncrdb.usga.org/

 

[DickInShorts]

You can see if the have been rated from the number of tees listed here.

https://ncrdb.usga.org/

Is there a U.K. database as my club not found (InverurieGC- Aberdeenshire)

 

[rulefan]

Is there a U.K. database as my club not found (InverurieGC- Aberdeenshire)

It seems that not all Scottish courses have been uploaded yet. It might be worth checking with Scottish Golf.