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Expendable
Ball
On the teeing
ground of any hole with a clearly defined dogleg layout, a player who wishes to
attempt to hit a shot that takes a "shortcut" across unplayable ground and into
the fairway may select and put into play a lower-priced or less desirable ball
and declare that ball to be "expendable." If his drive then safely clears the
hazards or obstacles occupying the intervening area of the bend in the hole, he
may lift and replace it with a better ball and continue play. If, however, his
shot fails to carry through to playable terrain, he may proceed at once to play
a second ball without assessing a stroke or incurring any penalty, but he may
not spend any time whatsoever searching for his first ball, and if he makes another
unsuccessful attempt to "go for it" with his second tee shot, he must play that
ball subject to whatever rules would normally apply and shall, hi addition, be
assessed the stroke and all penalties waived on his original tee shot.
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