Some golfers like to waggle the ol' driver as they are stepping up to a teed ball. And when you waggle, sometimes the ball wobbles. As in, sometimes golfers accidentally bump the ball off the tee on the teeing ground.
And sometimes when this happens, every other golfer in the group shouts out, "That's one!" But does the bump really count as your first stroke on the hole? Your club did contact the ball, after all.
We are occasionally asked this question, which is why we made it part of our Rules FAQ. So does it count as a stroke if you accidentally bump the ball off the tee? Read the answer.
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No penalty for the ‘waggler’, but the guy making the ‘that’s one’ comment should penalized fifteen strokes. That is a tired expression I have heard since I was a kid…
How much you wanna bet that the guy who says “that’s one!” is the same guy who screams “you da man!’ when he’s at a tournament.