Comments on: “I’m Hitting a Utah!” http://www.ncga.org/2006/06/03/im-hitting-a-utah/ Northern California Golf Association Fri, 16 May 2008 11:42:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Gail Rogers http://www.ncga.org/2006/06/03/im-hitting-a-utah/#comment-223 Gail Rogers Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:23:03 +0000 http://www.ncga.org/2006/06/03/im-hitting-a-utah/#comment-223 Good Rul;ing Art! A player may play his provisional ball until he gets to the point on the course that is equal to or nearer the hole than whee the original ball is likely to be. If he plays the provisional ball from that point forward, it makes his original ball lost. In this case, the player may make a stroke with the provisional ball becuase he believes the original ball is nearer the hole than the point where he plays his second shot with the provisional. When he finds the original ball, it is the ball in play. Good Rul;ing Art! A player may play his provisional ball until he gets to the point on the course that is equal to or nearer the hole than whee the original ball is likely to be. If he plays the provisional ball from that point forward, it makes his original ball lost.
In this case, the player may make a stroke with the provisional ball becuase he believes the original ball is nearer the hole than the point where he plays his second shot with the provisional. When he finds the original ball, it is the ball in play.

]]> By: Art Honda http://www.ncga.org/2006/06/03/im-hitting-a-utah/#comment-222 Art Honda Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:01:39 +0000 http://www.ncga.org/2006/06/03/im-hitting-a-utah/#comment-222 The original ball is in play. The provisional ball was advanced from a position farther from the hole than the original ball, and the original ball was apparently found within 5 minutes since the provisional ball was advanced without an initial search for the original ball. The original ball is in play. The provisional ball was advanced from a position farther from the hole than the original ball, and the original ball was apparently found within 5 minutes since the provisional ball was advanced without an initial search for the original ball.

]]> By: ben cardenas http://www.ncga.org/2006/06/03/im-hitting-a-utah/#comment-142 ben cardenas Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:24:32 +0000 http://www.ncga.org/2006/06/03/im-hitting-a-utah/#comment-142 I had the following experience: Player hits tee shot hits cart path and we do not see which way it goes. Player declares and hits provisional ball into the fairway. He looks for his original ball while walking up to his provisional and declares he is hitting the provisional because he hasn't begun his search yet. His logic is that his original ball landed at least where the provisional landed and should have bounded forward at which point he began his search. His provisional ball lands on the green, and as he is walking up to the green he finds his original ball. He then proceeds to play his original ball and birdies the hole and picks up his provisional. I felt that once he struck his provisional, his original ball was out of play. Please clarify, thank you. I had the following experience: Player hits tee shot hits cart path and we do not see which way it goes. Player declares and hits provisional ball into the fairway. He looks for his original ball while walking up to his provisional and declares he is hitting the provisional because he hasn’t begun his search yet. His logic is that his original ball landed at least where the provisional landed and should have bounded forward at which point he began his search. His provisional ball lands on the green, and as he is walking up to the green he finds his original ball. He then proceeds to play his original ball and birdies the hole and picks up his provisional.

I felt that once he struck his provisional, his original ball was out of play.

Please clarify, thank you.

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