Double hit - mystery ball

[Highslice]

A drive today went left into some (very) thick rough, wasn’t too far in though so ball was found easily by my playing partner.

I took the 9i and hacked out sideways, just trying to get back in play. Hit the ball, it went about 20 yards along the floor, job done. But another ball came out as well!
This second ball must’ve been either underneath my ball, or right next to it. Neither me nor playing partners had seen it, it was just someone else’s old lost ball. It also squirted about 5 yards forward.

I just picked it up and played on with my ball, but now wondering if this was correct, or if I should have either taken a penalty, or dropped my ball back in and played again? Something else?

 

[Maninblack4612]

You did right

 

[IanM]

Happened to me at Walton Heath, chopping it out of the heather above the face of a bunker… 2 balls flew out! Thankfully, one of them was mine.

 

[Smiffy]

Happened to me at Walton Heath, chopping it out of the heather above the face of a bunker… 2 balls flew out!

Shorts a bit baggy were they????

 

[IanM]

There's always one....and twas a short price on who it'd be

 

[Smiffy]

There's always one....and twas a short price on who it'd be

Nothing if not predictable Ian.....

 

[salfordlad]

Happened to me at Walton Heath, chopping it out of the heather above the face of a bunker… 2 balls flew out! Thankfully, one of them was mine.

Er, hopefully the one you swung at was actually yours!

 

[IanM]

Yes, as I didn't know the other was there...

 

[thebigreason]

I am still in awe that you managed to hit two balls, I struggle to hit one!

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Seen my mate do this out of a bunker. His ball was sitting on the sand very close to or on top of another buried and unseen. He played his shot and to our astonishment two balls came flying out…at first we thought his ball had split in two…?

 

[garyinderry]

Seen my mate do this out of a bunker. His ball was sitting on the sand very close to or on top of another buried and unseen. He played his shot and to our astonishment two balls came flying out…at first we thought his ball had split in two…?

My mate did this on a fairway one day. First iron strike of the day. A true one in a million shot. He hit it that fat, it exploded a ball out from under the ground. Unbelievable to see two balls land a few feet ahead after no sign of it previously.

 

[DickInShorts]

I’ve also done the same - it’s getting to be an almost normal event - from thick rough (can’t remember which course it was)

 

[srixon 1]

It must be disappointing if the “other” ball ends up being the best shot. ?