[gemorc]

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.

This is where the "provisional" ball comes into play. If you have any doubt at all about the location of your ball, declare a provisional, and hit another ball.

[aln]

Just wondering........ do all the people that play 'by the rules', have golf carts that only go 19.5 mph?