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Golf Rules Explained: Provisional Ball

Golf Rules Explained: Provisional Ball

Golf Rules Explained: Provisional Ball (Rule 18.3)

The provisional ball Rule is one of the most useful Rules in the book. If, after playing a shot, you think your ball may be lost outside of a penalty area or out of bounds, you should play a provisional ball. The purpose of the Rule is to save time, hence the player must inform his opponent, marker or fellow-competitor that he intends to play a provisional ball, and he must play it before he goes forward to search for the original ball.

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