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**OWDavid** · 08-06-2012, 05:03 PM

Could you just take an unplayable on the first ball and play the provisiaonal as your new ball? -of course with the penalty

The rules specifically dictate against that. If you find your ball, declare it unplayable and choose to go back to where you hit it from, you can't use your provisional ball for that purpose - you must go back to the tee and play another shot and your original ball is dead and should be picked up. If you then mess up your second tee shot and need to play a provisional you need to play a new provisional ball. Having said that, if I was in that position I'd probably just head off to the bar to drown my sorrows!!

08-06-2012, 05:03 PM	#15
OWDavid Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 464 Senior Member	Could you just take an unplayable on the first ball and play the provisiaonal as your new ball? -of course with the penalty The rules specifically dictate against that. If you find your ball, declare it unplayable and choose to go back to where you hit it from, you can't use your provisional ball for that purpose - you must go back to the tee and play another shot and your original ball is dead and should be picked up. If you then mess up your second tee shot and need to play a provisional you need to play a new provisional ball. Having said that, if I was in that position I'd probably just head off to the bar to drown my sorrows!!
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