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| | [email][/email]when playing afourball betterball match our two opponents drove into a lateral water hazzard running by side of fairway, both players took a provisional ball. the first player played her provisional ball again as she had not reached the place where her first ball had entered the water hazzard, the ball landed on the green and she had a quick look for her original ball and declared it lost and her provisional ball was ball in play. The second player used the rule of dropping a third ball two club lengths from the edge of water hazzard as her original ball was not found. My question is was both players right or only one of them or should both players not played provisinal balls. |
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| Hello Don,
Just to simplify.
The players were entitled to play a Provisional Ball from the tee for an Original Ball that might be lost 'in the vicinity' of a LWH. Nothing wrong there I think.
It could well be that on arrival at the area the originals are either:
Found (outside the LWH) in which case they abandon the PBs.
Or
Found within the margins of the hazard.
In which case they abandon the PBs and proceed under R26.
Or
Not Found, in which case, the PBs become the balls in play.
Nothing was amiss until the 2nd Player decided to choose R26 as an option.
She was not entitled to do that.
Having said that, that's exactly what she did, so what is the penalty?
She is disqualified from the hole - but under which Rule?
Thanks for taking time.
ATB,
SH. |
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