Golfing strategy question

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Originally Posted by 1100011CS

But you have to play your original ball if you find it, right?

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Don't go looking for it!

Nah, I wouldn't do that anyway, because if you hit it in on the 2nd shot you are just gonna be real pizzed that its not a hole-in-one.

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Originally Posted by 1100011CS

But you have to play your original ball if you find it, right?

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You can always re-tee.

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Originally Posted by CLONECONES

I miss golfing homewood

sucha money course

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Played it with a pitching wedge and putter last week. Shot 36.

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Originally Posted by Tre4ISU

You can always re-tee.

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But if you do find the first ball, you have to play it. Otherwise, the second ball isn't a provisional, it's a mulligan.

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Originally Posted by IcSyU

Played it with a pitching wedge and putter last week. Shot 36.

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Wow. I would have thought Homewood would be soccer fields or some such by now.

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Originally Posted by clonedude

Nothing worse than like a 50 or 60 yd pitch shot where you have to have some serious touch and finesse to get it close.

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So you're telling me, you would rather have a 130 yard shot than a 50 yard pitch? And would be able to put the 130 yd shot closer to the pin than a 50 yard pitch?!

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Originally Posted by tm3308

But if you do find the first ball, you have to play it. Otherwise, the second ball isn't a provisional, it's a mulligan.

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You can play it, you would just be hitting your fourth shot next.

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Originally Posted by Tre4ISU

You can play it, you would just be hitting your fourth shot next.

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That is incorrect. If the original ball is found, that ball is in play.

c. When Provisional Ball to be Abandoned

If the original ball is neither lost nor out of bounds, the player must abandon the provisional ball and continue playing the original ball. If it is known or virtually certain that the original ball is in a water hazard, the player may proceed in accordance with Rule 26-1. In either situation, if the player makes any further strokes at the provisional ball, he is playing a wrong ball and the provisions of Rule 15-3 apply.

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Originally Posted by Cyclone1985

So you're telling me, you would rather have a 130 yard shot than a 50 yard pitch? And would be able to put the 130 yd shot closer to the pin than a 50 yard pitch?!

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Not from 50 (perfect area for the 58* wedge) but from say, 70 or 130, I'm taking 130.

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Originally Posted by ISUME

You can use the same logic for a lot of par 4's. If the hole is under 380 and over 300 you might as well just hit iron off the tee and have a full iron shot in.This strat will save a couple of strokes if your driver is terrible, but I hope you can lag putt.

This is assuming you don't have a lot of touch on the 50 to 60 yard range.

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I almost always hit a driver on par 5's, but on short/medium par 4's I'll do this. I keep a 2-iron in the bag for JUST this reason. i can use it to get 210+ off the tee and almost dead straight. It's especially useful on those types of par 4's where it's maybe 380 yards but trees are overhanging one edge of the fairway and you absolutely MUST keep it on the edge of the fairway. Love the 2-iron.

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Originally Posted by driegner

I almost always hit a driver on par 5's, but on short/medium par 4's I'll do this. I keep a 2-iron in the bag for JUST this reason. i can use it to get 210+ off the tee and almost dead straight. It's especially useful on those types of par 4's where it's maybe 380 yards but trees are overhanging one edge of the fairway and you absolutely MUST keep it on the edge of the fairway. Love the 2-iron.

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Ha, please. Not even God can hit a 2-iron.

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Originally Posted by beans4cy

That is incorrect. If the original ball is found, that ball is in play.

c. When Provisional Ball to be Abandoned

If the original ball is neither lost nor out of bounds, the player must abandon the provisional ball and continue playing the original ball. If it is known or virtually certain that the original ball is in a water hazard, the player may proceed in accordance with Rule 26-1. In either situation, if the player makes any further strokes at the provisional ball, he is playing a wrong ball and the provisions of Rule 15-3 apply.

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Ah, I missed the scenario. I meant that you can simply re-tee at any time, however you can't hit a provisional at any time like it has been pointed out.

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Originally Posted by beans4cy

That is incorrect. If the original ball is found, that ball is in play.

c. When Provisional Ball to be Abandoned

If the original ball is neither lost nor out of bounds, the player must abandon the provisional ball and continue playing the original ball. If it is known or virtually certain that the original ball is in a water hazard, the player may proceed in accordance with Rule 26-1. In either situation, if the player makes any further strokes at the provisional ball, he is playing a wrong ball and the provisions of Rule 15-3 apply.

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This is my understanding of the rule:

You can hit a provisional when you think you may have lost your ball or hit it in the hazard/OB. If you find your original, you must play it. BUT - if you find your original, you can, under any circumstances, deem it unplayable. You can then take a one stroke penalty and drop within 2 club lengths no closer to the hole. OR you can go back on a straight line as far as you want to drop or even re-tee and be hitting 3. It is not the same as a provisional, however.

Can anyone confirm or deny that? Just how I've always played it.

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye11en1

This is my understanding of the rule:

You can hit a provisional when you think you may have lost your ball or hit it in the hazard/OB. If you find your original, you must play it. BUT - if you find your original, you can, under any circumstances, deem it unplayable. You can then take a one stroke penalty and drop within 2 club lengths no closer to the hole. OR you can go back on a straight line as far as you want to drop or even re-tee and be hitting 3. It is not the same as a provisional, however.

Can anyone confirm or deny that? Just how I've always played it.

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Right but your provisional must be played because question as to status of the first ball (OB, Hazard) but not because of how the ball rests in terms of play ability.

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Originally Posted by Tre4ISU

Right but your provisional must be played because question as to status of the first ball (OB, Hazard) but not because of how the ball rests in terms of play ability.

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So you can't hit your provisional if your first one is in play. However, if after you find your first one in play you can then deem it an unplayable lie (and do what I said above), correct?