RULE OF THE MONTH: LOST BALL

A ball is deemed “lost” if:

1. It is not found or identified as his by the player within five minutes after the player’s side or his or their caddies have begun to search for it; or

2. The player has made a stroke at a provisional ball from the place where the original ball is likely to be or from a point nearer the hole than that place (see Rule27-2b); or

3. The player has put another ball into play under penalty of stroke and distance (see Rule 27-1a)