Hi Linda,
In relation to playing a provisional ball:
On a Par-3, I hit my first ball over the green into a dense
wooded area, so I play a provisional ball and it comes to rest by the flag. May
I hole out for 4 and not look for my first ball?
Thanks,
Lulu from Ireland
Dear Lulu,
Yes. If you hit the provisional ball a second time from a
point that is closer to the hole than where the original is likely to be, the
original is “lost” and the score with the provisional counts [Rule 27-2b].
However, if someone finds your original before you hole the provisional, you
must abandon the provisional and continue play with the original [Rule 27-2c].
Linda
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