| How to Proceed |
 - In stroke play, it is virtually certain that a player's ball is in a red penalty area, but it is not found. The player, having consulted with the other players in the group, estimates where the ball last crossed the edge of the red penalty area. The player takes back-on-the-line relief and drops a ball in the relief area based on a reference point selected by the player. Before making a stroke at the dropped ball, one of the players in the group finds the player's original ball in the red penalty area in a position indicating that the ball last crossed the edge of the red penalty area approximately 20 yards closer to the hole than where the player had estimated. Based upon the selections below how must the player proceed? A. The player used reasonable judgment in determining the reference point for relief, therefore their judgment is accepted (Rule 1.3B(2)) as being correct even though the determination has been found to be incorrect. The player must proceed with the dropped ball without correction. B. Because this information became known before the player made a stroke at the dropped ball, they must correct the error. In doing so, the player must proceed under the Rule initially selected (Rule 17.1) with respect to the correct reference point and must use the same relief option (back-on-the-line) initially selected under that Rule. C. Because this information became known before the player made a stroke at the dropped ball, they must correct the error. In doing so, the player must proceed under the Rule initially selected (Rule 17.1) with respect to the correct reference point and may use any relief option under that Rule. |
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