SecondCor521
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OK, I'm not sure what I'm missing here.
A little bit ago, Rory Mcilroy hit his tee shot left on 15. He and the crowd were unable to find the ball. According to the NBC announcer, he hit a "provisional" ball.
But it looked to me like he hit it from the area where the ball was lost in. How does that work?
I thought a provisional would be hitting a second ball from the tee, not from the area where the ball was presumed lost.
I also thought a provisional would be hitting the second ball before searching for the lost ball, not after. (This is sort of a nit.)
Finally, I don't understand where Rory would know where to drop the provisional ball in order to get a ball back in play.
He did this in full view of everyone, including the rules officials, so I'm sure I (and possibly the NBC announcer) are missing something. Anyone know what it is?
A little bit ago, Rory Mcilroy hit his tee shot left on 15. He and the crowd were unable to find the ball. According to the NBC announcer, he hit a "provisional" ball.
But it looked to me like he hit it from the area where the ball was lost in. How does that work?
I thought a provisional would be hitting a second ball from the tee, not from the area where the ball was presumed lost.
I also thought a provisional would be hitting the second ball before searching for the lost ball, not after. (This is sort of a nit.)
Finally, I don't understand where Rory would know where to drop the provisional ball in order to get a ball back in play.
He did this in full view of everyone, including the rules officials, so I'm sure I (and possibly the NBC announcer) are missing something. Anyone know what it is?