Unexpected Lost Ball - No Provisional - What Do You Do?

[RFKFREAK]

Good summary @Mac62.  Hit the flipping provisional. Better yet, hit the first one well and don't hit a provisional.

Man, why didn't I think of that! I think I'm also going to start carrying my drives 300 yards and having the ball end up in the middle of the fairway rather than drive it the 200 I currently do and leave it in rough behind a tree. ;)

[mcanadiens]

Man, why didn't I think of that!

I think I'm also going to start carrying my drives 300 yards and having the ball end up in the middle of the fairway rather than drive it the 200 I currently do and leave it in rough behind a tree. ;)

I know right. Instead of wasting my time playing golf. I ought to just coach it.

[mcanadiens]

This dumb situation happened to me twice today. One friggin ball was 1.5 feet outside the bloody white stakes. I hit my provisional like a good little golfer and took my lumps. The second time wasn't that close anyway.

[DrvFrShow]

If you slice your provisional OB, then if you're not in a tournament, take your ESC and move on.

[mcanadiens]

If you slice your provisional OB, then if you're not in a tournament, take your ESC and move on.

Sorry. Didn't make it clear. Two separate holes had the initial tee shot go OB. I hit decent shots on my provisional. The first time it happened was 1.5 feet. Burned me up.

The second time, several holes later, was in the bleeding parking lot.