no provisional

[vaughan316]

today i was playing with a friend and he played his second shot on a par 5 towards the green, he mis hit it and it went behind a tree, at no point did we think it would be lost, so he never played a provisional, we walked up to where we thought it would be to realise it werent anywere to be seen??
could he have went back and dropped a ball with penalty or does he have to scrub the hole??
we were playing stableford

 

[Sweep]

He can go back.

 

[jusme]

Lost ball so you proceed under that rule. Play a ball from the spot it was last played under penalty. He be playing his 4th shot from the spot he last played

 

[SammmeBee]

Scrub the hole

 

[Maninblack4612]

Next year there's going to be a local rule clubs can introduce allowing players to drop on the fairway level with where the ball was lost, playing 4, as if they had played a provisional. If you're new to golf you should get a hold of a rule book, they're free, & study the basic rules, certainly before playing in competitions.

 

[User 99]

He played a shot and thought his ball would be ok but went up and couldn't find it ? No way, according to some on here that never happens

 

[Maninblack4612]

Next year there's going to be a local rule clubs can introduce allowing players to drop on the fairway level with where the ball was lost, playing 4, as if they had played a provisional. If you're new to golf you should get a hold of a rule book, they're free, & study the basic rules, certainly before playing in competitions.

In fact, buy a copy of this month's Golf Monthly & you'll get a Rules book with it.

 

[rulefan]

Next year there's going to be a local rule clubs can introduce allowing players to drop on the fairway level with where the ball was lost, playing 4, as if they had played a provisional. If you're new to golf you should get a hold of a rule book, they're free, & study the basic rules, certainly before playing in competitions.

That Local Rule is not in the Player's Edition

 

[Maninblack4612]

That Local Rule is not in the Player's Edition

You're right, but he should still get one.

 

[GaryK]

What begs the question is why would you opt to not play a provisional if you are in any doubt (no matter how small) that you will be able to locate your ball?
Take a provisional, find the 1st ball...no harm done.
Take a provisional, unable to find 1st ball...no need to take the walk of shame.
My regular playing partner is adverse to taking a prov unless he is 100% certain that the previous ball is lost and it frustrates the hell out of me. Despite being a social round, I do not sit comfortable with him then taking a drop in the vicinity of said lost ball rather than walking back to previous position.

 

[rulefan]

When comparing notes with him at the end of the round simply say 'Of course your real score would have been ....'