ANSWER: The protective fence around the tee box is defined as an “immovable obstruction”. The rules of golf allow you to take relief from the obstruction for lie, area of intended stance and area of intended swing. You are not allowed to take relief for line of intended play. So if your ball is close enough to the fence to impede with your stance or swing you may take relief. To take relief determine the closest point where the ball could be that gives you unimpeded stance and swing that is no closer to the hole. Mark this point (such as placing a tee in the ground at that point”. Drop your ball from knee height within one club length from this spot in any direction as long as it is no closer to the hole than the original lie. If the fence still blocks you from aiming at the green you would need to play the next shot out into the fairway.
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