Bit of an odd one this but was wondering on the correct steps.
I lost a ball on the third hole and put a brand new ball in play. This new ball was brand new just out of the sleeve coming from a couple of boxes I bought late last year.
I played good and bad through the following holes but did notice a wierd sound on impact on the 13th and 14th tee shots (par three 8i and par 5 driver), almost like a double hit but in instant succession but thought nothing off it as both shots travelled distances expected.
Nothing strange again until I teed off the 18th hole, I normally hit a draw but the ball went off as a big slice across onto the 17th fairway which takes some doing to reach where I put it. Just put it down to a bad swing, I waited for the guys playing the 17th to get level with me before playing, hit a 3wd into the wind, sounded perfect, one of the guys actually remarked how well it sounded but as he said it the ball violently lost height and split into several pieces in the gorse ahead of me.
I hit a provisional and of course duffed the next so I had to take a drop, obviously never found the first as it was so deep into the gorse and ended with an eight.
Is there any provision for this happening in the rules or is it just a suck it up moment?
I lost a ball on the third hole and put a brand new ball in play. This new ball was brand new just out of the sleeve coming from a couple of boxes I bought late last year.
I played good and bad through the following holes but did notice a wierd sound on impact on the 13th and 14th tee shots (par three 8i and par 5 driver), almost like a double hit but in instant succession but thought nothing off it as both shots travelled distances expected.
Nothing strange again until I teed off the 18th hole, I normally hit a draw but the ball went off as a big slice across onto the 17th fairway which takes some doing to reach where I put it. Just put it down to a bad swing, I waited for the guys playing the 17th to get level with me before playing, hit a 3wd into the wind, sounded perfect, one of the guys actually remarked how well it sounded but as he said it the ball violently lost height and split into several pieces in the gorse ahead of me.
I hit a provisional and of course duffed the next so I had to take a drop, obviously never found the first as it was so deep into the gorse and ended with an eight.
Is there any provision for this happening in the rules or is it just a suck it up moment?
First the good news: your score for the hole was really only a 7, the S&D penalty embedded in your provisional ball should not have been counted.
Now the bad news: when you submit a score card that includes a penalty that didn't actually get incurred, the higher score is the only one the Committee can count. No correction is allowed by you or the Committee.
