[BogeyBoy]

Originally Posted by BarryRX

Here's the one rule that everyone ignores. When you hit a ball out of bounds, the penalty is stroke AND distance. In other words, one should go back to the spot where you originally hit the ball and take a stroke penalty. On most golf courses, that would result in very slow play if you had to go back to the tee to rehit, and the folks waiting to tee off wouldn't be very happy either. So almost everyone just takes the stroke penalty, not the distance penalty. I actually believe the usga should change this rule.

If you even think your ball is OB you should hit a provisional ball, that way you will not have to go back to the tee.