In normal circumstances my ball would never go that short or that left but for some reason I was worried that the caddies did not see us on the tee.

在正常情况下，我的开球距离绝对不会那么短或者方向那么偏左，但我当时出入某些原因，担心球童们看不到我们在发球台上。

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Kids play tee ball, hitting a stationary ball until they are ready to have their coaches toss to them;

小孩们打乐乐棒球，击打固定的球，直到能击到教练抛给他们的棒球；

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A players tee shot comes to rest in a bunker in front of the putting green. He lifts the ball after deeming it unplayable and announces his intention to proceed under Rule 28a.

一名球员发的球停在了果岭前面的沙坑，他在认定球不可打之后捡起球，并宣布他想按照规则28 a来处理。

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Instead of declaring an unplayable lie and going back to the tee, he tried to hack the ball out right-handed, left it in the weeds, came up short again, and wound up with a six.

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While the hard ground - because of the underlying sand drying quickly - allows the ball to travel further from the tee, the ground off the fairway is far less forgiving.

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O'Gara was forced to attempt a drop-kick for the conversion after the wind blew the ball off the tee.

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