the position of Player B’s ball still
interferes with, and would be swept
away by, Player A’s next stroke.
Thus, at the request of Player A,
Player B successively moves his tee
to the left by two clubhead-lengths
using his sand wedge which he lines
up with an object, e.g., a tree, in the
distance. This two-step measuring
process is illustrated in the following
photographs. Note that Player
A could have Player B move his
tee even further if Player A felt
that the tee still interfered either
physically or mentally with his
play! See Decision 22/1 [Mental
Interference by Another Ball].
to move his tee back to where it
was located when he marked the
position of his ball.
With his tee back in position,
Player B is able to replace his ball
at its original location, albeit in a
re-created lie. Upon removing his
tee, he is then ready to play his next
stroke. If you are worried about the
marks left in the sand by Player B
when he successively re-measured
with his sand wedge to reposition
his tee, don’t be. An Exception
to Rule 13-4 [Ball in Hazard;
Prohibited Actions] states in part,
“Provided nothing is done that
constitutes testing the condition of
the hazard or improves the lie of
the ball, there is no penalty if the
player … touches the ground … in
any hazard … in measuring or in
marking the position of … a ball
under any Rule ….”
With Player B’s tee moved safely
out of the way, Player A is then able
to play his bunker shot without any
interference. Of course, in playing
his bunker shot, Player A destroyed
the pristine lie that Player B enjoyed
when his ball came to rest. Not
to worry! Rule 22-2 requires that
Player B replace his ball, and Rule
20-3b [Lie of Ball to be Placed
or Replaced Altered] provides
that Player B must re-create the
original lie as nearly as possible
prior to replacing his ball. The
following photographs illustrate the
lie alteration by Player A and the
lie re-creation by Player B who is
allowed to rake the bunker.
In order for Player B to accurately
replace his ball on the spot from
which it was lifted, he must reverse
the measuring process of shifting
his tee successively to the left. The
next photographs illustrate this
operation which enables Player B
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