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Originally Posted by Bulls9999
No, I meant if the player (say Phil, using his example), noticed that the ball is probably well deep in the brush and he decided that since his provisional ball is currently in the fairway, that he will play that....and that he should be able to 'call off the search' to prevent someone else who would want to try to find the ball and require him to hit another shot into the fairway and possibly screw up, and prevent that person from looking for the ball....whether or not to continue to search for it should be the decision of the player involved, imo.
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That is what I am saying,, no matter how forceful the player is in trying to call off the search,, there is nothing he can do if someone ignores or does not hear his instructions. If the ball is found, tough luck for his plan.
The important fact as far as the rules are concerned is whether the original is found within five mins of beginning the search...the fact that the player did not want a search is irrelvant. He must play the original ball...that is the objective of the game, unless he is excused under the rules.