Golf Rules Explained: Rule 7: Don’t Lose Your Ball!

You’ve got 3 minutes to find your golf ball—and if you can’t ID it in time, it’s officially lost. Rule #7 breaks down what happens when you move your ball, pick it up, or accidentally hit the wrong one 😬

✅ Mark it
✅ Check it
❌ Never guess it

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let’s break down rule number seven ball search and identification this rule explains how long you have to look for a ball how to correctly identify it and what happens if you move it during your search hey golfers John here with You Think You Know the Rules presented by our friends at Tea Time Golf Back now you get 3 minutes to find your ball once you begin searching not five three and if you don’t identify it within that window it is officially lost even if you find it 1 second too late now if you think you found your ball but aren’t sure you’re allowed to lift it to identify it and then return it to the exact spot if you forget to mark it it’s a one-stroke penalty now if your ball moves while you’re searching for it like when moving leaves or branches that is okay just replace it no penalty as long as you’re not careless and then here’s one most players make if you hit a wrong ball even by mistake it is a two-stroke penalty and stroke play you have to go back find your real ball and finish the hole from there in match play you lose the hole so mark it check it and never guess it to get your tea time golf pass your private golf membership with access to over a thousand golf courses across your region we’ll see you on the course