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Rule 18 - Stroke-and-Distance Relief; Ball Lost or Out of Bounds; Provisional Ball. This page covers the stroke-and-distance procedure for a ball that is lost or out of bounds, the three-minute search time, the concept of playing a provisional ball, and the optional Local Rule that provides an alternative to the stroke-and-distance procedure.
- New Local Rule
Must not be nearer the hole than the ball reference point....
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18.2 Ball Lost or Out of Bounds: Stroke-and-Distance Relief...
- New Local Rule
Jan 4, 2024 · In golf, a ball is out of bounds (OB) when it comes to rest outside the boundary edge of the course. White stakes or a white line typically mark this edge. If your ball goes OB, you must take a one-stroke penalty and return to the spot of your previous stroke. Additionally, as made as an option in the 2019 Rules of Golf update, there is now a ...
Must not be nearer the hole than the ball reference point. Once the player puts a ball in play under this Local Rule: The original ball that was lost or out of bounds is no longer in play and must not be played. This is true even if the ball is found on the course before the end of the three-minute search time (see Rule 6.3b).
Feb 20, 2020 · The new stroke-and-distance local rule allows players the option of dropping in the fairway if they so choose. Players must find where their ball went out of bounds and create an imaginary ...
Apr 17, 2023 · When there is a painted line, the boundary edge is the course side edge of the line. If any part of the ball – even if it’s a tiny sliver – is course side, it is in bounds. A ball that is on the line itself, or which is beyond the course side edge, is out of bounds. And, yes, you can stand out of bounds to play a ball that is on the course.
18.2 Ball Lost or Out of Bounds: Stroke-and-Distance Relief Must Be Taken. a. When Your Ball Is Lost or Out of Bounds. When Ball is Lost. Your ball is lostLost: The status of a ball that is not found in three minutes after you or your caddie (or your partner or partner’scaddie) begin to search for it. if not found in three minutes after you ...
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Purpose of Rule: Rule 18 covers taking relief under penalty of stroke and distance. When a ball is lost outside a penalty area or comes to rest out of bounds, the required progression of playing from the teeing area to the hole is broken; the player must resume that progression by playing again from where the previous stroke was made.
