Out of Bounds (not off tee)

[Sol]

So yesterday I hit a perfect drive On a par 5 and proceeded to go for the green in 2.  I ended up pulling my 2nd shot left of green.  Shot was pin high but way left.   I couldn’t  really see where it went so I did not even think to hit a provisional.  Once I walked up to green  I realized that my ball likely went out of bounds pin high.  Rather than walk back to original spot from the fairway I figured I should just take advantage of the new rules where you can take 2 strokes and drop a ball in the fairway.  So, I dropped a ball in just in front of the green and took 2 strokes. I then 2 putted for what I thought would be a 6.  is this Legit for amateur play?

[iacas]

If the Local Rule is in effect, sure.

[DaveP043]

10 hours ago, Sol said:

So yesterday I hit a perfect drive On a par 5 and proceeded to go for the green in 2.  I ended up pulling my 2nd shot left of green.  Shot was pin high but way left.   I couldn’t  really see where it went so I did not even think to hit a provisional.  Once I walked up to green  I realized that my ball likely went out of bounds pin high.  Rather than walk back to original spot from the fairway I figured I should just take advantage of the new rules where you can take 2 strokes and drop a ball in the fairway.  So, I dropped a ball in just in front of the green and took 2 strokes. I then 2 putted for what I thought would be a 6.  is this Legit for amateur play?

As @iacas says, the local rule must be in effect for this to be an acceptable option.  The way you worded this makes me wonder a bit whether you were "no closer to the hole" than the point where the ball crossed the OB line, that's a part of the local rule requirements.  Similarly, you cannot go more than 2 clublengths from the edge of the fairway.

 

[Sol]

15 hours ago, DaveP043 said:

As @iacas says, the local rule must be in effect for this to be an acceptable option.  The way you worded this makes me wonder a bit whether you were "no closer to the hole" than the point where the ball crossed the OB line, that's a part of the local rule requirements.  Similarly, you cannot go more than 2 clublengths from the edge of the fairway.

 

Thanks! Makes sense. I probably should have backed up away from hole a bit more but I’m glad to know the rule applies to OB even when when not on the tee box. 

[Vinsk]

15 minutes ago, Sol said:

Thanks! Makes sense. I probably should have backed up away from hole a bit more but I’m glad to know the rule applies to OB even when when not on the tee box. 

Yeah...you’re disqualified and not welcome back to the course.😆