Can you tee off twice?

If that ball stays in the teeing area, your friend can re-tee it without penalty. The teed ball can even be moved to another spot in the teeing area, and the golfer can play his or her second shot from there. But if it rolls ahead of the tee markers, play it as it lies.
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Can I re-tee a golf ball?

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What is the penalty for hitting a second tee shot?

In effect, this is a two-stroke penalty, since the player has gained no distance from the original shot; it is as if the original shot had never been played at all. Because of this, repeated OB shots can add several shots to a player's score quickly.
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What is the penalty for re teeing in golf?

If your opponent doesn't cancel your stroke, you will continue to play with the ball you played from outside the teeing area (also without penalty). In stroke play, you are required to correct the mistake by playing again from the teeing area, and in this case, you will get a two-stroke penalty.
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When can you go back to the tee?

Hitting out of bounds is a two-shot penalty and you have to replay the previous shot. Yes, when you hit a ball out of bounds, you must go back to where the previous shot was played. For example, if it was tee shot hit OB, you can re-tee and instead of hitting two, you will hit your third shot.
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Can you retake a tee shot?

You can re-tee after a stroke if your ball stays in the teeing area. You're probably too good of a golfer to apply this rule, but let's say your “friend” makes a stroke and nearly whiffs, causing the ball to fall off the tee. If that ball stays in the teeing area, your friend can re-tee it without penalty.
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What happens if you lose your ball off the tee?

If a player hits a ball out of bounds or loses a ball, the general rules still require the player to return to the spot of the previous stroke and take a one-stroke penalty - a standard stroke-and-distance scenario.
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Do whiffs count in golf?

Under the Rules of Golf, any stroke in which you intend to hit the ball counts. It doesn't matter how far the ball goes. If you swing and miss, and you were trying to hit the ball, then it counts. If you take another swing at it, then you're counting your next stroke after the whiff.
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How many strokes if you hit in the water?

If you find your ball in a water hazard, you can always try to play it without penalty. Otherwise, it's a stroke-plus-distance penalty. Option 1: Take a 1-stroke penalty and return to the spot of the original shot to re-play.
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Can I get a mulligan?

A mulligan is a second chance to perform an action, usually after the first chance went wrong through bad luck or a blunder. Its best-known use is in golf, whereby it refers to a player being allowed, only informally, to replay a stroke, although that is against the formal rules of golf.
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Can you take relief from a tree?

When a player's ball lies above the ground (such as in a bush or a tree), the player may take lateral relief by using the point on the ground directly below the spot of the ball as his or her reference point: The relief area.
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Can I clean my golf ball on the fairway?

A golfer cannot clean their ball in any other situation, including when the ball is in the fairway, when the ball is in the rough, when the ball is in a bunker.
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How many strokes is a second tee shot?

It is one stroke. Just one. But do note that you also get a penalty of stroke and distance with it.
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Is a fresh air shot a penalty in golf?

An air shot is not imposed as a penalty for a tee shot as already mentioned. No matter how many times a player swings, if the club does not touch the ball, it is not considered a stroke. However, when the ball moves with an air shot, it counts as one stroke.
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What is rule number 197 in golf?

The player may draw an imaginary line between their ball and the hole and go back on that line to drop anywhere outside the bunker for a two-stroke penalty.
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Is fresh air a penalty in golf?

If you have a fresh air, while it still counts as a stroke, you are now allowed re-tee anywhere else within the teeing area, playing two.
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What are the 4 penalties in golf?

Golf Penalty Outcomes
  • One Stroke Penalty.
  • Two Stroke Penalty.
  • Provisional.
  • Disqualification (DQ)
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Is it a penalty if your golf ball moves?

Penalty for Lifting or Deliberately Touching Ball or Causing It to Move. If the player lifts or deliberately touches his or her ball at rest or causes it to move. (... Continued), the player gets one penalty stroke.
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What happens if you don't finish a hole in golf?

When a player starts a hole but does not hole out for a valid reason, subject to other provisions set out within the Rules of Handicapping, the player must record their most likely score or net double bogey, whichever is lower, as appropriate for the situation and depending on the format of play.
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What happens if your golf ball lands in water?

You get a one-stroke penalty for landing your golf ball onto a water hazard. Your ball is considered in the water hazard when it touches the yellow markers or lies within the hazard. It is also worth noting that there are two options a golfer can choose from for dealing with a one-stroke penalty due to water hazard.
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What happens if a golfer accidentally makes contact when addressing the ball?

It only becomes a ball in play once a stroke is made. When the practice swing accidentally hits the ball, you are considered to have not made a stroke. Thus, the golf rules simply allow you to re-tee the moved ball (or replace it with another one) without penalty. This is covered under Rule 6.2b(5) and 6.2b(6).
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Can you ground your club in a bunker?

Not allowed to ground your club in the bunker

The main rule to follow in bunkers is you are not allowed to touch the sand with your club whether that be grounding it behind the ball, shifting sand on your backswing or having a practice shot in the sand.
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What is the 40 second rule in golf?

“Under the guidelines for Rule 6-7, a player is permitted 40 seconds to play a stroke. This 40-second time limit includes the first to play from the teeing ground, from the fairway and from around and on the putting green."
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Can you double hit a golf ball?

As for double hits, if a player hits his ball twice in one stroke, accidentally or intentionally, he must count the original stroke and incur a one-stroke penalty, and then play it where it lies. In effect, it's a one-shot penalty.
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How many strokes do you get for hitting out of bounds?

Regardless of whether you choose to take relief, you must take a 2-stroke penalty. For example, if your drive went out of bounds, that is your first shot. Now, add two strokes for your penalty and your next shot after your new placement will be your fourth shot.
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