Comments on: O’Hair gets his revenge over Tiger http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2009/05/05/o%e2%80%99hair-gets-his-revenge-over-tiger/ The Latest Golf News From Around The World Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:14:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: j metcalf http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/2009/05/05/o%e2%80%99hair-gets-his-revenge-over-tiger/comment-page-1/#comment-103227 j metcalf Tue, 05 May 2009 06:39:15 +0000 http://www.golfswingsecretsrevealed.com/blog/?p=984#comment-103227 Hi , I am seeking clarification on a teeing issue, i have seen quite a lot of golfers in my area teeing up with a captive tee!, this is an ordinary tee which has a small hole drilled into the shank and a piece of string knotted through the hole and tethered into the ground tied to another tee approx 3to4inches to the side furthest away from the player. One of our members is telling these players that this is illegal as it contravenes the rules of golf, I have read the rule book a number of times and I can't place any of the rules specifically to this action. Could you please throw some light on this matter. ( the only reason for doing this is to stop the tee flying away, hence you dont have to spend time searching for it.) Thanks Joe Metcalf. <strong>Barry's Reply:</strong> Joe, My feeling is that this type of tee should not be used. The definition of 'Tee' in the Rules of Golf reads as follows, "A tee is a device designed to raise the ball off the ground. It must not be longer than 4 inches (101.6 mm), and it must not be designed or manufactured in such a way that it COULD indicate the line of play or influence the movement of the ball." I have capitalised the word 'COULD' and believe that this means that any tee that has a string attached does not conform with the definition. However, I am aware that there are other Rules experts that argue that such tees are OK providing the strings are used only to make sure that the tee is not lost after a stroke and are never used for indicating the line of play. Regards, Barry Rhodes Hi , I am seeking clarification on a teeing issue, i have seen quite a lot of golfers in my area teeing up with a captive tee!, this is an ordinary tee which has a small hole drilled into the shank and a piece of string knotted through the hole and tethered into the ground tied to another tee approx 3to4inches to the side furthest away from the player. One of our members is telling these players that this is illegal as it contravenes the rules of golf, I have read the rule book a number of times and I can’t place any of the rules specifically to this action. Could you please throw some light on this matter. ( the only reason for doing this is to stop the tee flying away, hence you dont have to spend time searching for it.)

Thanks Joe Metcalf.

Barry’s Reply:

Joe,

My feeling is that this type of tee should not be used. The definition of ‘Tee’ in the Rules of Golf reads as follows, “A tee is a device designed to raise the ball off the ground. It must not be longer than
4 inches (101.6 mm), and it must not be designed or manufactured in such a way that it COULD indicate the line of play or influence the movement of the ball.”

I have capitalised the word ‘COULD’ and believe that this means that any tee that has a string attached does not conform with the definition. However, I am aware that there are other Rules experts that argue that such tees are OK providing the strings are used only to make sure that the tee is not lost after a stroke and are never used for indicating the line of play.

Regards,

Barry Rhodes

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