A player determines that her tee shot with a new Titleist 1 may be lost in the general area. She properly announces and plays another new Titleist 1 as a provisional ball that heads into the same area. The player finds both balls and is not able to determine which ball is the original ball and which ball is the provisional ball.When the player played a provisional ball into the same general location as the original ball and was not able to identify which ball was which, she must choose one of the balls to be treated as the provisional ball, which is now her ball in play. The other ball is treated as lost and must not be played. (Rule 18.3c(2)) |
