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I was just about to ask this. They said it saved him a stroke, but I'm confused howFor Phil's unplayable, could he not have taken his perfect provisional?
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I was just about to ask this. They said it saved him a stroke, but I'm confused howFor Phil's unplayable, could he not have taken his perfect provisional?
I don't think you can play your provisional if you find your first ball. Could be wrongFor Phil's unplayable, could he not have taken his perfect provisional?
I don't think you can once the ball is found. You can only hit a provisional for a ball that is lost.For Phil's unplayable, could he not have taken his perfect provisional?
I was just about to ask this. They said it saved him a stroke, but I'm confused how
They said with the unplayable he could go back to the tee, isn't the point of a provisional to speed that process up?I don't think you can once the ball is found. You can only hit a provisional for a ball that is lost.
I was just about to ask this. They said it saved him a stroke, but I'm confused how
Gotcha, makes sense. Thanks guyshe is now sitting 3 on the green instead of in the fariway
With his provisional he was hitting 3 from the tee, so he'd have to hole out his next shot for par. With taking the unplayable, he is hitting 3 from his drop, giving him a chance to get on the green and make a par putt. So he essentially saves a stroke doing that.
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The rule states that the provisional ball must be abandoned if the ball isn't lost or out of bounds. I'd presume if he wanted to play from the tee as his option for the unplayable, he'd have to go back and play from the tee again.They said with the unplayable he could go back to the tee, isn't the point of a provisional to speed that process up?
I thought about it a different way. The provisional ball can only be used if the only option to you is to go back and hit from your previous spot. That's why it only applies to a ball lost outside a hazard or out of bounds. Since you have other options available to you for unplayable or hazards, you shouldn't get the benefit of knowing how your ball played from the previous spot ended up before you have to make that decision.They said with the unplayable he could go back to the tee, isn't the point of a provisional to speed that process up?
The rule states that the provisional ball must be abandoned if the ball isn't lost or out of bounds. I'd presume if he wanted to play from the tee as his option for the unplayable, he'd have to go back and play from the tee again.
Decision 27-2c/c talks about the player having to abandon his provisional ball when it was a good shot and he may not have even wanted to find his original ball but it was found. At that point, the provisional ball is abandoned.