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I was preparing to make my tee shot and was taking a practice swing when the bal

{"status":"advice","headline":"NO PENALTY | Ball fell off tee during practice swing","action":"You may put the ball back on the tee and play it. There is no penalty because you had not made a stroke at the ball.","rule":"Rule 6.2b and Rule 9.4b Exception 4","rule_code":"Rule 6.2b; Rule 9.4b","rule_title":"Teeing area; accidental movement before a stroke","rule_summary":"Based on the Rules of Golf by the R&A and USGA: A ball in the teeing area may be teed or re-teed before it is played. If a ball in the teeing area is accidentally moved before a stroke is made at it, there is no penalty and it may be replaced or re-teed.","penalty_strokes":0,"situation":"Your ball was on a tee in the teeing area, fell off during a practice swing, and you had not made a stroke at the ball.","options":[],"suggestion":"Simply re-tee the ball anywhere in the teeing area and continue with your tee shot.","procedure":"Place the same ball or another ball on a tee or on the ground anywhere within the teeing area, then play your stroke.","branches":[],"clarifying_question":null,"answer_options":[],"clarifying_questions":[],"disclaimer":"Grounded in the Rules of Golf – the final ruling always belongs to the people on the course: your group, a referee, or the Committee.","rules_basis":"R_AND_A_USGA"}