So, when your ball is in the teeing area for a hole, on a tee or lying on the ground, the ball is not in play until you have actually taken a swing at it. You can move it, lift it, cause it to ...

The player may stand outside the teeing area in making the stroke at a ball in the teeing area. (2) Ball May Be Teed or Played from Ground. The ball must be played from either: A tee placed in or on ...

For example, a player makes his or her first stroke from the teeing area, barely making contact with the ball, and the ball either comes to rest on the ground within the teeing area or remains on the ...