Lost ball over woods
Question
I was playing a shot dogleg left, first shot landed on the fairway but not a good position,
So second shot it went straight into the woods, to save time if I take a provisional ball near the area of
The woods, is my next is 3 + 2 ( stroke distance ) = 5 th shot?
Thx
Answer
HI Alvin,
Yes, your next shot after hittingyour provisional would be your 5th. The rule is stroke and distance and many people misunderstand thinking it is a 2 stroke penalty. In actual fact, there's only one penalty shot for a lost ball. You just count all the times you hit the ball and add one penalty shot.
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