Does swinging and missing count as a stroke?

Does swinging and missing count as a stroke?

If a player is trying to hit his ball and misses it, it will count as a stroke. If the player stops or alters swing in an effort to miss the ball and does not make the ball move, then there is no penalty. The ball must be placed back to where it was and a one-stroke penalty will be added.

Why is it 3 off the tee?

The penalty for that is stroke and distance. In other words, you must take a one-stroke penalty for the errant tee shot and the next shot must be taken from the same tee deck. So after you hit your second tee shot, plus the one-stroke penalty, it means your tee shot will be lying three, assuming it is in play.

What do you do if your ball is unplayable?

There are three specific options when taking an unplayable lie. The first option is to go back to the point from where you played your last shot. The second option is to drop your ball within two club lengths of where the ball came to rest, without moving closer to the hole.

Can I declare a ball unplayable in a bunker?

A. If you don’t want to or decide you can’t play your ball as it lies when your ball is in a bunker, you may decide it is unplayable. If you do this, you have four total options, and two will always require that you take relief inside the bunker. You have three one penalty stroke relief options.

Can you move your ball in the bunker?

Before playing a ball in a bunker, a player may remove loose impediments under Rule 15.1 and movable obstructions under Rule 15.2. This includes any reasonable touching or movement of the sand in the bunker that happens while doing so.

When a ball is hit into the bunker you can move your ball out of the sand without a penalty?

Players can take relief outside of the sand on a line from the hole to where the ball came to rest in the bunker, but at a cost of two penalty strokes (Rule 19.3b).

Can you drop out of a bunker in golf?

You may only drop outside the bunker when proceeding under the stroke and distance option (1 on diagram) of the unplayable ball Rule. If dropping back on line (2), or within two club-lengths (3), you must drop within the bunker.