Teeing Ground

[delc]

In addition many people refer to the teeing ground as 'the tee'. As in "I'll go back and play another from the tee".

Problem with golf nomenclature is that a tee can be a prepared area of ground, or a wooden or plastic peg on which you place your ball when teeing off. A golf club can be an entire course, complete with infrastructure and members, or a single implement for hitting a golf ball. 'Might' can also mean extreme strength! :mmm:

 

[rulefan]

Problem with golf nomenclature is that a tee can be a prepared area of ground, or a wooden or plastic peg on which you place your ball when teeing off. A golf club can be an entire course, complete with infrastructure and members, or a single implement for hitting a golf ball. 'Might' can also mean extreme strength! :mmm:

Do get it right. A tee is not a prepared area of ground in golf nomenclature ie the definitions. A tee is a device designed to raise the ball off the ground.
If you wish to describe a golf related item and there is a definition for it, using the word as it is defined saves a lot of misunderstanding.

A club is defined. A golf club is not. However, the context will usually make it clear.

 

[delc]

Do get it right. A tee is not a prepared area of ground in golf nomenclature ie the definitions. A tee is a device designed to raise the ball off the ground.
If you wish to describe a golf related item and there is a definition for it, using the word as it is defined saves a lot of misunderstanding.

A club is defined. A golf club is not. However, the context will usually make it clear.

In everyday parlance teeing grounds and a tee pegs both seem to be referred to as tees. e.g.
http://www.americangolf.co.uk/balls-accessories/tees

 

[Colin L]

I think the point we are trying to make, Del, is that when talking of the Rules and especially when posting advice on a rules matter in a forum like this, it is essential to use the precise terminology of the Rules. Everyday parlance is fine for everyday matters where exactness doesn't matter.

Now, in everyday terms, should the device be a tee peg or, as I've always known it, a peg tee? Perhaps we bring back the tee boxes I also remember and only be allowed to put your ball on a mound of sand. That would avoid the question

 

[rulefan]

In everyday parlance teeing grounds and a tee pegs both seem to be referred to as tees. e.g.
http://www.americangolf.co.uk/balls-accessories/tees

AG call them 'tees'. That is the term used throughout the rules of golf. Unsurprisingly, they don't use the term 'tee pegs'.
I don't see AG referring to the teeing ground as tees.

However, this forum is called Rules of Golf. Why not use the words in the Rules of Golf?

If some one mentions an obstruction in an answer to a question posted here, hopefully we can take it they do not include a tree, which in everyday parlance could be thought of as an obstruction.

Have you ever read pages 9 & 10 of your copy of The Rules of Golf? Particularly the sections headed 'Understand the Words' & 'Know the Definitions'.

 

[delc]

Yes I am familiar with definitions section of the rules. Nevertheless most golfers will say 'I'll see you on the first tee', not 'on the first teeing ground'! :mmm:

 

[Spuddy]

Yes I am familiar with definitions section of the rules. Nevertheless most golfers will say 'I'll see you on the first tee', not 'on the first teeing ground'! :mmm:

Now that's just silly, how can you all fit on a tee? It's only about 1cm wide....

 

[doublebogey7]

Yes I am familiar with definitions section of the rules. Nevertheless most golfers will say 'I'll see you on the first tee', not 'on the first teeing ground'! :mmm:

Del a quick question that requires just a yes or no answer. Do you understand why it is important to use the correct (as defined in the RoG) terminology on this forum.

 

[bobmac]

Pedant
A person who is incapable of saying 'whatever'

:lol:

 

[delc]

Now that's just silly, how can you all fit on a tee? It's only about 1cm wide....

Think there is just about enough room on a teeing ground and the surrounding area, which most golfers refer to as 'the tee.'

 

[chrisd]

So, we can look forward to another 20 posts of Del trying to prove everyone wrong and that any wording will do so long as we can all guess what the poster really means. We'll have the rules by "text speak" next! :smirk:

 

[doublebogey7]

Del a quick question that requires just a yes or no answer. Do you understand why it is important to use the correct (as defined in the RoG) terminology on this forum.

Del, are you going to answer my question or is it just too complicated for you?

 

[Colin L]

Now that's just silly, how can you all fit on a tee? It's only about 1cm wide....

Careful. If we get silly enough, we'll have the golfing equivalent of the mediaeval debate on how many angels can dance on the point of a pin.

 

[Spuddy]

Think there is just about enough room on a teeing ground and the surrounding area, which most golfers refer to as 'the tee.'

That definition is fine in conversation as according to the Oxford dictionary a tee can be, amongst others, "A cleared space on a golf course, from which the ball is struck at the beginning of play for each hole" however the rules of golf (in the appendix under equipment) define a tee as specifically "a device designed to raise the ball off the ground".

i guess the point is that in conversation the words can have several meanings and its up to the person to decide on the correct one depending on the context of the sentence. When it comes to the rules, for obvious reasons, the meanings are specific and unambiguous.

 

[rulefan]

Yes I am familiar with definitions section of the rules. Nevertheless most golfers will say 'I'll see you on the first tee', not 'on the first teeing ground'! :mmm:

You still don't get the point. This forum is not about casual conversation, whether in the clubhouse, locker room or not. It is specifically about the Rules of Golf.

People often post on forums, such as this, asking about how they tackle interference from an object.
It then takes umpteen posts to find out the if the 'object' was a loose impediment or obstruction.

 

[delc]

For those who think I am rubbish at the Rules of Golf, I have just done a rules quiz on the R&A website and scored 10/10! See if you can do the same?

 

[chrisd]

For those who think I am rubbish at the Rules of Golf, I have just done a rules quiz on the R&A website and scored 10/10! See if you can do the same?

Once again, this weeks special award for " Entirely missing the point" goes to ...........

 

[DCB]

Maybe the other player was a rugby player, where if you step over the sidelines with your feet you are out of play, even if the ball remains in!

There was me thinking that the line was actually out of play

 

[Foxholer]

Maybe the other player was a rugby player, where if you step over the sidelines with your feet you are out of play, even if the ball remains in!

There was me thinking that the line was actually out of play

[pedant mode]
You are, of course, correct. However, so was Del!
[/pedant mode]

 

[delc]

There was me thinking that the line was actually out of play

You are probably right, because it's quite a few years since I last played Rugby. I know it's different to football, where as long as the ball stays in, the player can step over the side lines.