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Stroke and distance; ball lost or out of bounds; provisional ball

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Rule 18 applies when your ball is lost or out of bounds. You add one penalty stroke and play again from the spot of your previous stroke: stroke and distance. To avoid walking back, you may first play a provisional ball, under the conditions of Rule 18.3.

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