Rules Guy: When playing winter rules, can you tee up your ball on loose impediments?
Rules Guy: Winter Rules Loose Impediment Tee Ups
This week, the Rules Guy tackles a question about winter rules. Specifically, whether you can tee up your ball on loose impediments when playing under the Winter Rules. Rule 16.1(c) outlines Winter Rules, which are additional rules of golf applicable when the course or part of the course is covered in frost, snow, ice or other similar conditions and the Committee has declared that Winter Rules are in operation. Rule 16.1(c)(2) states that when Winter Rules are in operation, a player may, without penalty, lift and place their ball on any part of the general area, except nearer the hole. However, the ball must be dropped and not teed…