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Old 05-31-2025, 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by BrianL99 View Post
You are not entitled to hit a provisional, if your ball may be lost in a Hazard.

& you are not allowed to "take a drop" under 26-1, without knowing to a virtual certainty, your ball is in the hazard. You are required to play a questionable shot as a "lost ball" and return to the Tee.
You can't see if your ball went in the water on your drive on a Village's course?