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Provisional ball - When provisional ball becomes ball in play
Your provisional ball becomes your ball in play under penalty of stroke and distance in either of these two cases:
- When your original ball is lost anywhere on the course except in a penalty area or is out of bounds.
- When your provisional ball is played from a spot nearer to the hole than where your original ball is estimated to be.
图示18.3c：在比初始球的估计位置更靠近球洞的地点打了暂定球
- 球员从发球区内打的初始球可能遗失于灌木丛中，所以他宣布并打了一个暂定球，暂定球静止在A点。
- 因为A点距球洞的距离比初始球的估计位置距球洞的距离更远，所有球员可以在A点继续打暂定球而不丧失其暂定球的性质。
- 球员在A点击打暂定球后，暂定球静止在B点。
- 由于B点距球洞的距离比初始球的估计位置距球洞的距离更近，所以，如果球员在B点打了暂定球，该暂定球将按照一杆加距离的处罚程序成为比赛中球。