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Originally Posted by aaa But they couldn't force you. They have to act under 2-5.
In stroke play your FCs or marker could report him to the committee. |
But if they find your ball then you have to use that ball.
You cant just dismiss the fact that your ball has been found, unless you have already made a stroke with the provisional ball from the place where the original ball is likely to be or from a point nearer the hole than that place.
Its the same scenario as if you hit a provisional on a par3 and it stops 1 inch from the cup, if you declared it a provisional on the tee then your opponent can go and look for the ball and if they find it (within 5 mins and before you make a stroke with the other ball) then thats the ball in play and the provisional is ignored.
If you run up and play your shot to prevent them searching then can still look for it as you played out of turn?