Linda,
My partner hit a shot towards a lake. He didn’t look for it, saying it was in the lake. He dropped a ball under penalty of stroke and distance and continued play. 100 yards later the ball was found, on the fairway, had obviously bounced off a rock. Which ball was in play?
Thanks ,
Lulu from Edinburgh, Scotland
Dear Lulu,
The second ball (the ball the player dropped) was his ball in play.
As soon as the player dropped another ball, that ball became his ball in play under penalty of stroke and distance and his original was officially lost under the Rules.
Linda
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