Are you required to use a tee?

swededmonkey

As it says in the title, when teeing off, is there a requirement to use a tee?
Hitting off bare ground, I have more control on the ball and have less mi****s, whereas with a tee, I am getting under the ball a little too much, often leaving my shots short. I've adjusted tee height with the same result.
Just wondering if there is anything in the rules about it, obviously the green keepers would prefer if I used one!

swededmonkey

^^^^^^^^^ that should read miss hits!

newport2

No, you don't have to use one

Russman

No you don't have to use one.

I'm pretty sure I've seen some clubs who have local rule that a tee must be used on par 3s, maybe that's just a winter thing, open to correction.

Neon_Lights

Will this not impact on distance though? I.e. not being able to use your driver

username?!

Neon_Lights wrote: »

Will this not impact on distance though? I.e. not being able to use your driver

I'm guessing he is referring to irons here.

Keyzer

I can't use a driver without a tee but my accuracy and distance when using a 3 wood without a tee from the tee box far outweighs the complete inconsistency I experience when using a driver with a tee.

Senna

Unless it's a local rule, no.
If I had to hit a wedge or less into a par 3, I'd hit it from the ground.

I remember Lee Westwood hitting a 3w off the tee box, he place the ball on the ground, then stood on it to made a depression in the ground for the ball to sit in. He was going for a low thinny cut.

slave1

As above, unless subject to a local rule, Moate have one that you must use a tee on the par 3's

Seve OB

why would you not want to use a tee????

OP, if I were you I'd be going to see somebody about it. A tee will give you advantage, if you can't use one effectively, then there is something wrong with your swing.

blue note

Maybe I'm paranoid, but if you're not allowed to use a tee for other shots there must be a reason for it - it's giving you an advantage! I know some people rather hitting off the deck for irons, but I think they're mad.

Senecio

I don't understand the local rule to enforce a tee on par 3's. If I have an 8-iron in my hand I'm going to do the same damage with a divot whether the ball is on a tee or not?

blue note

I think Laura Davies used to create a tee with the ground. As in she'd cut a divot out with an iron, arrange this so it's perpendicular to the ground and place the ball on that.

It might be legal, but I'd say a local groundsman would throttle you if he caught you.

ShriekingSheet

It's actually mandatory to not use a tee...

...assuming you're an absolute d*ckhead desperate to show off and willing to accept a significant disadvantage, making the hole unnecessarily more difficult, just for a chance to look like a super deadly ball striker.

For bonus points, nonchalantly drop the ball from about waist high and just play it as it lies, thus sending the message to your opponents or playing partners that you are such a good player, you don't even care what kind of lie you get.

GCW behaviour of the highest order.

Ronney

blue note wrote: »

I think Laura Davies used to create a tee with the ground. As in she'd cut a divot out with an iron, arrange this so it's perpendicular to the ground and place the ball on that.

It might be legal, but I'd say a local groundsman would throttle you if he caught you.

She use to do this for her Driver too!

Wichita Lineman

slave1 wrote: »

As above, unless subject to a local rule, Moate have one that you must use a tee on the par 3's

Actually that was revoked years ago.

slave1

Wichita Lineman wrote: »

Actually that was revoked years ago.

Never realised...

PARlance

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

It's actually mandatory to not use a tee...

...assuming you're an absolute d*ckhead desperate to show off and willing to accept a significant disadvantage, making the hole unnecessarily more difficult, just for a chance to look like a super deadly ball striker.

For bonus points, nonchalantly drop the ball from about waist high and just play it as it lies, thus sending the message to your opponents or playing partners that you are such a good player, you don't even care what kind of lie you get.

GCW behaviour of the highest order.

Stay away from Mark Crossfield videos.

alxmorgan

blue note wrote: »

I think Laura Davies used to create a tee with the ground. As in she'd cut a divot out with an iron, arrange this so it's perpendicular to the ground and place the ball on that.

It might be legal, but I'd say a local groundsman would throttle you if he caught you.

Played with a retired guy in a scratch cup last year that did this.
Every club including driver, he was a member too
Mad stuff, especially for provisionals with his driver - he went a dug up a new mound

BigChap1759

Jack Nicklaus always said why wouldn't you want to give yourself a perfect lie every time??

The tee doesn't have to be standing up above ground level you know :rolleyes:

FixdePitchmark

Agree with posts above.

Anyone not using a tee, needs a serious chat with themselves or Jack Nicklaus.

FixdePitchmark

Senecio wrote: »

I don't understand the local rule to enforce a tee on par 3's. If I have an 8-iron in my hand I'm going to do the same damage with a divot whether the ball is on a tee or not?

If you studied it - again armchair golf physics

More golfers will tend to hit up and have a more sweeping action.

Accepted a player who hits down on the ball all the time will have a divot.

But a certain amount will sweep more and results in less damage . Would be a good study - I'd say less damage (imo)

I tend to tee high enough for certain par 3s - I want more height and the ball to stop quicker at certain times.

Seve OB

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

If you studied it - again armchair golf physics

More golfers will tend to hit up and have a more sweeping action.

Accepted a player who hits down on the ball all the time will have a divot.

But a certain amount will sweep more and results in less damage . Would be a good study - I'd say less damage (imo)

I tend to tee high enough for certain par 3s - I want more height and the ball to stop quicker at certain times.

when you think about it, it is probably something that should be practiced a bit.

What fix says there about teeing the ball high for certain par 3's makes a lot of sense. maybe a shorter hole <100yd get that ball in the air as high as you can to come down quickly and get less roll out. medium par 3's tee the ball low, just enough to leave you with a sweeping motion to brush the ball away and then for longer holes 5 iron up say, you might want it teed a bit higher - not to high though.

now I never understand when I see a guy come out with 2 or even 3 tees stuck into each other to leave the ball about 3 inches above the ground.... wtf is that all about! they need to get themselves seen to as much as the guy who uses no tee

slingerz

BigChap1759 wrote: »

Jack Nicklaus always said why wouldn't you want to give yourself a perfect lie every time??

The tee doesn't have to be standing up above ground level you know :rolleyes:

This is bang on. The pro's tee up the ball so there has to be a reason for that.

fred funk }{

slingerz wrote: »

This is bang on. The pro's tee up the ball so there has to be a reason for that.

There are several pro's that don't tee up on the par 3's. Sometimes I do it myself and it works better from me.

blue note

fred funk }{ wrote: »

There are several pro's that don't tee up on the par 3's. Sometimes I do it myself and it works better from me.

Sometimes these strange little things just work well for people and they might as well keep them going for a while. Like not using a tee, or one of the pros closing their eyes while putting, or a friend of mine who puts with his feet together.

Rikand

ShriekingSheet wrote: »

It's actually mandatory to not use a tee...

...assuming you're an absolute d*ckhead desperate to show off and willing to accept a significant disadvantage, making the hole unnecessarily more difficult, just for a chance to look like a super deadly ball striker.

For bonus points, nonchalantly drop the ball from about waist high and just play it as it lies, thus sending the message to your opponents or playing partners that you are such a good player, you don't even care what kind of lie you get.

GCW behaviour of the highest order.

GCW?

AND I've been Googling too. Galactic Civil War is the best I can come up with.

BigChap1759

Rikand wrote: »

GCW?

AND I've been Googling too. Galactic Civil War is the best I can come up with.

I'm going to risk looking silly because there are some fantastic things on GCW

Golf Club W***ers

Website and Twitter account - some hilarious posts......

BigChap1759

https://mobile.twitter.com/GolfClubWanker/status/822529355792388096?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Seve OB

Rikand wrote: »

GCW?

AND I've been Googling too. Galactic Civil War is the best I can come up with.

Ah Rik, look it up. Class stuff. Suprised you never came across it before