The Teeing Area

Rule 6.2 - Playing Ball from Teeing Area 

This Rule applies whenever a player is required or allowed to play a ball from the teeing area when the player is starting play of a hole, or they will play again from the teeing area under a rule or after a stroke.

Teeing Area - The area the player must play from in starting the hole he or she is playing. 

• This area is a rectangle two club-lengths in depth where the front edge is defined by a line between the two most forward points of the two tee markers. 

What You Need to Know

1. The rule only applies to the teeing area the player must play from in starting the hole
   
   • The players teeing area is this single rectangle, it does not include the other sets of tees on a hole
     
     
2. Rules for the Teeing Area
   • The ball is in the teeing area when any part of the ball touches or is above any part of the teeing area
   • The player may stand outside the teeing area to play a ball from the teeing area
   • A player MUST not move the tee-markers when playing from the teeing area. If the player does so, they incur the general penalty
     
     
3. The ball may be teed or played from the ground
   • The player may use a tee or "create a tee" by altering the surface with their club or foot