What happens if your tee shot hits the tee marker in front of you? Everyone (except me) in this group thought you could re-tee, like you had hit a power line. Nope.
Rule #11.1 applies here. When the ball hits pretty much anything, you have to play it as it lies. There is no penalty.
Regarding hitting a power line, the same rule would apply, unless a local rule was in place indicating otherwise. This is frequently the case when a power line is in play (check the back of the scorecard). The model local rule, and every instance that I have seen requires the player to re-play the shot when you hit a power line. It is not optional. This is Model Local Rule E-11.
I made my standard golf joke when a player in our group hit into the trees on #8 - "Sorry, I left my chainsaw in my other bag." Obviously you can't cut down trees with a chainsaw while playing golf, but if you did, what rule would you be violating? Rule #1 says that the player must "Play the course as they find it." And what would the penalty be? It appears to be in the hands of the committee, but I think disqualification would be the right call.
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