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Originally Posted by Bulls9999
While we're talking about provisional balls, wasn't there an episode with John Daly (I think) a couple of years ago where he hit a ball (maybe trying to reach a par4 green with his drive) that he thought went into the water on the left , then he hit a provisional from the tee, but....I'm sketchy here....but because his first ball was neither out of bounds or in the hazard had to play his provisional? (i.e., hitting 4 instead of 2 for his next shot?)....is that putting a 2nd ball in play when your 1st is neither lost or in a hazard?
I don't think that makes sense....you play a provisional because you think it might be lost....if you find the original, shouldn't you be able to play the original? Perhaps there were some circumstances in that example where John was forced to play his provisional? Maybe he made a stroke at the provisional, then they found the original not in the hazard? Forgot the details of that episode.
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If Daly thought the ball is in a water hazard and played another ball, it is the ball in play. it is not a provisional. Even if you announce it properly.
A provisional is only allowed if the ball might be OB or lost outside a water hazard.
If a provisional is played under those circumstances and the original is later found, it must be played, even if it is in a water hazard.