Lost ball rule?

Question

Player A tells Player B that his drive went left, B cannot find his ball. B takes drop plays the hole shoots 7. Walkin off green A sees B's ball on the right side of fairway. B plays goes back plays ball and shoots 4 (Note: Nobody was behind them, so play was not delayed). What is the ruling?

Answer 1

First of all, if a ball is lost, you must go back and play the shot again form the previous spot (yes, you have to walk back to the tee.) Once the original ball is declared lost, and the shot has been replayed, a player cannot play the original ball if it is found after the fact. The penalty is stroke and distance, so the re-played tee shot would actually be the third shot, similar to an out of bounds penalty. Lost balls suck, and are a pain in the behind. If you think that a ball may be possibly lost, to speed up play, Re-play a shot from the tee and declare it a provisional ball. I think that this is technically against the rules, but the foursome behind you will appreciate it. In this case, etiquette supercedes the rule. I wouldnt do this in a tournament though.

Answer 2

The player must take a "stroke and distance" penalty and return to the point he made the shot to play another ball.unless the ball is lost in a water hazard,then he can take a drop on the line of entry as far back as he wishes.
Once a player has declared a ball "lost" he can then not play it if he later finds it he must continue to use the ball in play.

Answer 3

Rule 15-2: Substituted Ball
A player may substitute a ball when proceeding under a Rule that permits the player to play, drop or place another ball in completing the play of a hole. The substituted ball becomes the ball in play.

The 7 stays on the card.

Answer 4

According to the USGA, The 7 stays on the card. As soon as you hit your next shot after giving up looking for the ball, the ball is officially lost, even if you find it later.

Edit: I didn't even catch the dropped ball part. As others below have mentioned, the penalty for a lost ball is stroke and distance. Technically, he had to go back to the tee and hit his 3rd shot, not drop a ball where he thinks the ball ended up. Practically speaking though, no one should do this on a public course, this would slow up play tremendously and we are not talking about a tour event here.

Answer 5

Player B cannot drop he must return to tee to hit 3rd shot. If he drops and plays it not only does he take the 2 stroke penalty for lost ball but also must take 2 strokes for illegally dropping and playing without returning to the tee. So the score should actually be 9.

Answer 6

For a lost ball, the only legal option is stroke and distance. Player A should return to the tee and hit his drive again (as his 3rd stroke).

It is not an option to "take a dop" in the fairway, or wherever he thought his ball might have been.

Once he returns to the tee to hit, his ball is considered lost. Even if he finds it, he can't play it.

Answer 7

in case you permit out the 8 ball it fairly is not a loss of recreation yet a undesirable and your opponent gets a ball in hand. you in straightforward terms lose the sport in case you the two scratched the cue ball or placed the 8 ball in a pocket different than what you marked.

Answer 8

smitty is correct, must have been a lot of money at stake if player A tells B his ball went in the opposite direction than it did!

Answer 9

Lost ball. Player B should try playing with someone who can see better that he or someone who is honest.

Answer 10

gottta keep the seven. you can only play a provisional ball up to your original ball.