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In a recent game of Greensomes, our course was designated pick, clean and place on the fairways. Our playing partners teed off - one (player A) was in the middle of the fairway but fairly short, the other - player B (a much longer hitter) went further and may have ended up in a fairway bunker...

Sorry people, I am really not trying to "twist" anything. I just quoted the part of the rule which I thought might apply in this instance. The particular penalty area in question is 200 yards away and is flanked by large irregular shaped stones. Quite often a players ball hits these on the far...

I accept that, but as I have said, he didn't know whether it was lost in the penalty area or whether it had cleared it and was obscured by the reeds (which was the case at it turned out). He could have gone forward and either himself or his teammates could have established that before any ball...

The only thing I can add to that is, that because of the large amount of reeds around the pond, he didn't know whether his ball was lost or not so I don't know if that changes anything. If you hit a tee shot into trees that are still in bounds, you don't know whether you are going to find your...

As far as I am concerned, and please correct me if I'm being unfair, the right thing to do would have been this:- He was not sure whether the original tee shot cleared the hazard. He should therefore have played a provisional from the tee and then establish whether his first ball was in play...

Ah, ok, that would make sense - much appreciated.

Thank you. Yes, I agree that is the rule for a provisional ball, but a provisional ball was not played in this instance, hence the query - not sure if the same applies.

Thanks for your reply. Yes, you can play a "provisional" ball until it passes the lost point of the original, but he should have first established whether the first ball was lost in the hazard or whether it was playable. If lost, then drop a ball at point of entry into the hazard or in a drop...

Yesterday I witnessed the following. A player playing a team event in the group in front of me thought his ball had not cleared the water hazard half way up the fairway (a large pond). He walked forward, dropped a 2nd ball before the pond, then waited for his playing partners to go round the...

Are you allowed to go forward after your tee shot to look for the ball, not find it before the 3 minutes is up, then declare you are going back to the tee to play a provisional ball? I have looked it up on rule 18.3a but it doesn't specifically mention if it is a tee shot. If so, has this...

Thanks Guys - I thought as much and called disqualification on myself today with our handicap secretary. I had continued playing with the original ball which, as you confirm, was incorrect. There is always next month - cheers.

Ball entered water hazard (ditch). About to take drop behind point of entry when as the ball left my hand, my playing partners shouted they could see the original on the bank. My substitute ball had not hit the ground or, therefore, come to rest. Which ball should be deemed "in play" and should...

Ball entered water hazard (ditch). About to take drop behind point of entry when as the ball left my hand, my playing partners shouted they could see the original on the bank. My substitute ball had not but the ground or, therefore, come to rest. Which ball should be deemed "in play" and should...