Hi guys and girls =) , another rules question -
Scenario - Golfer A has hit a drive off the tee and has pulled it left, it was last seen coming down on the blind side of a small hill very close to red staked bushline/ditch. a russel is heard and it is fair to say the ball may have gon into the hazard
the golfers walk up and cant find the ball so it is agreed that it must have entered the hazard BUT because of the hill no one could see where it went in and it cant be found in the hazard either as its thick overgrown shrubs ect.
what is done in this situation? if its agreed that the ball went in can the golfers between them decide where they "think" it must have entered and take a drop from there under penalty of one? or must this ball be treated as being "lost", this would incur stoke and distance and mean walking back to the tee for his/hers 3rds shot if a provisional wasnt played
thank people! im getting there with the rules, i just seem to read some of them and can still think of scenarios like this where i would still be unsure!