Golf ruling on falling off tee?

Question

If you have addresed the ball and your driver is next to the tee, a gust of wind knocks the balls onto the top of your driver and it bounces of. Is that considered a stroke due to the rule of 11-3?

Answer 1

No, as long as you didn't make an effort to hit the ball into play it is not considered a stroke when your on the tee box.

Answer 2

No

Answer 3

It is NOT considered a stroke.  Rule 11-3 states that "if a ball falls off a tee, or is knocked off a tee in addressing it, the ball can be replaced without penalty, as long as no stroke was made.

Be careful though, because this rule only applies to the teeing ground, furthermore on a tee.  If the ball moves, even by an outside agency, "while or after addressing it" as to rule 18-2b, a one-stroke penalty is assessed as long as a stroke was not made.  The ball must be replaced to original spot and lie and one-stroke be taken.

Answer 4

Nope, you haven't struck the ball, so the ball is not in play yet.  You can even touch the ball and re-tee.  Only after the ball is first struck it becomes the ball in play.  Even if your club moved your ball.  The definition of a strike is if you are making proper swing with the intention of striking the ball.

Answer 5

No, it's not. Even if you've adreesed the ball you can re-tee without penalty as long as you are not the reason for it fallin off the tee.

Answer 6

No. The ball is not yet in play at that point. So there's no stroke or penalty. You have to make a deliberate stroke on the tee.

Answer 7

No stoke is assessed if you did not cause the ball to fall off of the tee.  That must have been some wind...

Answer 8

That is not counted as a stroke.

Answer 9

No stroke. If it was on the fairway or rough and it happened it would be a stroke.