


Thank you very much for your interest in the Rules, here you have the 13-2/14 Decision
13-2/14 Breaking Branch Interfering with Backswing on Teeing Ground
Q. On the teeing ground, a player broke off a branch of a tree which was interfering with his swing. The player maintained that such action was not a breach of Rule 13-2 because his ball was not yet in play. Was the player correct?
A. No. The player was in breach of Rule 13-2 for improving the area of his intended swing. Although Rule 13-2 allows a player to eliminate irregularities of surface on the teeing ground, it does not allow him to break a branch interfering with his swing. The penalty would apply even if the player, before playing his next stroke, re-teed elsewhere on the teeing ground – see Decision 13-2/24.
Related Decision: • 13-2/1.7 Player Having Fairly Taken Stance Changes Direction of Play.
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