buddha33
aka Dick Ramser
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Nope. A lost ball and unplayable lie are treated differently.
A lost ball penalty is a stroke and distance (just like OB). Therefore, if I hit a stray tee shot and can't find it, I must go back to the tee laying two (One in, one out). As Rock stated, hit the provisional before you go to search for your errant tee shot in case you can't find it. That way you don't have to go all the way back to the tee to rehit.
An unplayable lie is a stroke penalty, but no loss in distance. If you consider a ball unplayable (your discretion), you have one of three options:
- Play a ball as close as possible to the spot where the original was played
- Drop a ball within two club lengths of the spot where the unplayable ball lay but no nearer the hole
- Drop a ball on a line running from the hole through the spot where the unplayable ball lay as far back as you like
A lost ball penalty is a stroke and distance (just like OB). Therefore, if I hit a stray tee shot and can't find it, I must go back to the tee laying two (One in, one out). As Rock stated, hit the provisional before you go to search for your errant tee shot in case you can't find it. That way you don't have to go all the way back to the tee to rehit.
An unplayable lie is a stroke penalty, but no loss in distance. If you consider a ball unplayable (your discretion), you have one of three options:
- Play a ball as close as possible to the spot where the original was played
- Drop a ball within two club lengths of the spot where the unplayable ball lay but no nearer the hole
- Drop a ball on a line running from the hole through the spot where the unplayable ball lay as far back as you like