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

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

    • Run back and play your shot again
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    • Take a drop with a stroke penalty
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    • Take a free drop (someone must have picked it up, right?)
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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. ;)

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Friendly game I just take a drop and add penalty shots. had this happen on our round yesterday. I hit the ball down right hand side of fairway, its a little blind as its a slight dogleg right.

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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.

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mcanadiens Super Member

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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.

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

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mcanadiens Super Member

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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.

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