An alternative local rule for Stroke & Distance
When your ball is lost or Out of Bounds
Your course can use a local rule that does not require you to play under “Stroke & Distance”
Here’s how it works
For two penalty strokes
Estimate where you think your original ball is lost or where it went Out of Bounds
Imagine a straight line running from the hole through that estimated point
Next, estimate a point on the nearest edge of the fairway that is not nearer the hole
Imagine a straight line running from the hole through that estimated point
The relief area where you can drop and play your ball for two penalty strokes will be quite large
Anywhere as much as two club-lengths, outside of the two lines and between them
But not nearer the hole than the spot where you estimated your original ball was lost or went Out of Bounds
You cannot use this local rule if your ball is lost in a penalty area or, if you have played a provisional ball
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