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Teed Up Ahead of the Markers
A player is permitted
to tee up his ball in front of the tee markers defining the forward limits of
the teeing ground as follows:
1. If the encroachment
is so slight that a complaint about the transgression voiced by another player
would constitute an instance of unsportsmanlike conduct considerably more grave
than the infraction itself
2. If the markers
have been placed far to the rear of the official yardage marker indicating the
stated distance to the green and the hole has thus been lengthened improperly
3. If the markers
have been placed so close to the blue tee markers that players who have not elected
to engage in championship play are nonetheless compelled to do so without even
being able to enjoy the approbation that would have accrued to them had they teed
up on the back tees voluntarily
4. If the markers
have recently been moved back from a significantly more advanced position and
a player is thus being arbitrarily penalised by being denied the opportunity to
play the hole from an advantageous tee placement that countless other golfers
were permitted to use
5. If the turf
within the area of the designated teeing ground has been so damaged by the taking
of divots that in teeing up his ball slightly in front of the markers a player
merely rectifies an unfair playing condition, and the tiny real advantage he thereby
gains is more than offset by the huge potential disadvantage he would have suffered
had he been obliged to tee up on the remaining playable turf well to the rear
of the markers.
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