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[Freddiew]

On Saturday l hit a ball from an adjoining driving range.l realise that for a live ball it is a 2 stroke penalty and must be rectified,l continued with my correct ball immediately. Is the ball from an outside source deemed in play

 

[rulefan]

On Saturday l hit a ball from an adjoining driving range.l realise that for a live ball it is a 2 stroke penalty and must be rectified,l continued with my correct ball immediately. Is the ball from an outside source deemed in play

No. Any stray ball is simply a Wrong Ball. There is only ever one ball in play except in two limited situations.

PS. Perhaps this should have been in the Rules of Golf section