| Re: Interesting Lost ball in Lateral Hazard Scenario As long as you haven't declared the original ball lost or in the hazzard, you would eb hitting two. If you declard the ball lost or in the hazzard, you would then be playing the provisional ball. See USGA rule 27-2 B:
b. When Provisional Ball Becomes Ball in Play
The player may play a provisional ball until he reaches the place where the original ball is likely to be. If he makes 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, the original ball is lost and the provisional ball becomes the ball in play under penalty of stroke and distance (Rule 27-1).....
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