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I didn't hear it myself, but the opposing coach who was disputing the situation with the 3-minute rule, did concede from the onset of his argument that player A followed all appropriate rules for playing the 2nd ball. His only dispute was that the score from the 2nd ball was the correct one (not the first ball as ruled by the club pro), thus the player signed an incorrect card and should be DQd.

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He announced his intention to play 2 balls before hitting his 2nd shot with found ball (which was done before going back to the tee to play the 2nd ball). Correct, if player A was DQd, his team would have lost. As scored, his team won by 3 strokes. The other team's 5th player beat Player A's team's 5th player by 15 strokes. If player A's score on 18 was 6 (instead of 4), his team would have won by 1. If he was assigned an additional penalty stroke, the top 4 would have tied. Tie-breaker is player 5 which would mean the other team would have won. Yes, format is best four out of five.

The bullet points are correct, except I would say that the PIAA deferred to the club-pro, not "sided" with them. The coach of the player who had lost his ball conceded to the head pro that it was longer than 3 minutes that they looked. That point was never in dispute. Don't know about any "committee". Yes, intention to play 2 balls was announced. If both players who signed the card were DQd, the remaining 4 players scores would be used to determine the team that won and it would have been the other team. Ball 1....Tee Shot, Chip, 2-putt = 4 Ball 2....Penalty stroke for going back to tee...tee shot, chip, 2-putt = 5 This occurred on the 18th hole. Hope that helps.....

I was at a High School District Team Championship event and witnessed the following. A player teed off and could not find his ball. Looked for about 5 minutes and then started to head back to the tee box. People started yelling that the ball was found. He returned to the found ball (in bounds) and chipped it to the green. He then was taken back to the tee box on a cart by his coach where he hit a 2nd ball. He played out both balls (scored 4 on the first ball and 5, including a 1 stroke penalty, on the 2nd). The coach sought out the club pro for a ruling. The club pro ruled that the score from his original ball would stand (the 4). The player completed his score card accordingly and signed it (as did his opponent which is customary in HS). When the events became known the to opposing coach, he argued that the club pro was wrong and also not in authority to make this decision. He asserted that the player (actually his own and the kid who originally lost the ball) signed an incorrect card and this the kid who hit the lost ball should be DQ'd (but not his player). The PIAA was called and they ruled that the club pro's ruling would stand. The kid's (who lost the ball) team won and advanced to the next round. This team would have won whether the 4 or 5 counted, but if the player was DQ'd, his team would have lost. The other team was eliminated from state competition based on the ruling. Thoughts on this?