Shots from the tee | Golf Monthly
Rachel Ellis
Updated on April 06, 2026
If you play from the wrong teeing ground in stroke play, the penalty is 2 strokes and you must replay your shot from the correct teeing ground. However it's still 3 off the tee because the original shot doesn't count. For lost or OOB balls it's a stroke and distance penalty. Your original shot counts, one penalty stroke and then your shot with the 2nd ball. Either way it's 3 off the tee.