To tee or not to tee? That is indeed the question. What happens if a ball lands on an nearby green or a nearby tee? You might think this poser provides the same answer, but read on and be amazed!
Golf tee box rules: Ball lands on wrong green or another tee
Let’s start with the green. If your ball ends up on any putting surface other than the hole to which you’re playing then you are on a wrong green. I’ve written loads about wrong greens, which you can read here.
Did you know a wrong green is part of the general area? And so is any other teeing location apart from the teeing area you must play in starting a hole.
Tenuous link, I know. But here’s where there is a difference. While you are compelled under the rules to take relief from a wrong green (unless a Local Rule is in place denying relief from stance interference), that’s not the case if you find yourself on another teeing area.
It might drive your greenkeepers crazy but in this situation you play it as it lies and that’s applicable to all other teeing locations, whether it’s an adjacent hole or a different tee box on the same hole you’re playing.