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Originally Posted by ogallalabob \
Is this accurate? I always thought that you had to look for your first ball right away, have 5 minutes to find it when you get to the spot. Determine wether it is lost if so then play from where your Provisional ball is. But, once the decision to hit your next shot from the Provisional spot is made it is a done deal. |
If a ball may be LOST, you can hit a provisional. If that provisional may be LOST, you can hit another.
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Originally Posted by ogallalabob Also have a question about how technically this situation should be scored? My buddy (with a soda on the line) is hitting 2 from the fairway (on a par 5 hits a 3 wood) he flies it over the back of the green. We decide that it might be "out of bounds" he hits a provisional same place (he is at least consistent) decides to go look for them before hitting a 2nd provisional. We look down the line he hit there is very deep 3 feet high rough in bounds, very thin rough out of bounds. It is clear that both balls are "in Bounds" but lost. He goes back and hits again,(5 wood) does the first provisional count if it was hit under an "out of bounds" and the ball was later determined lost?
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First ball lost. Second ball lost. Third ball in play. Here's how it breaks down.
1: Tee shot
2: Second Shot (potentially OB)
3: Reload (potentially OB)
4: At this point, the ball (2) is lost. Stroke and distance.
5: At this point, the ball (3) is lost. Stroke and distance.
6: Penalties assessed: 5 wood in play.
Here's how it would have gone without provisionals:
1: Tee shot
2: Second shot airmails the green. You go forward, determine that it's lost, return to where you hit it. Stroke and Distance.
3: Penalty Stroke
4: Launch next ball, airmailing the green. You go forward, determine that it too, is lost, and return to it's original spot. Stroke and Distance.
5: Penalty Stroke
6: This shot stays in play.
So the provisional just helps to speed things up. I've hit 3 provisionals off a tee, and had the first two go OB. Once I found the fairway, I was lying 7 hitting 8. Sweeeeeeeeeeet.