How to speed-up play has been a hot-topic for a number of years now and golf’s governing bodies reacted with the new rule book to help tackle the issue.

Although the time you have to search for a 'lost ball' has been reduced by two minutes, one thing that has not changed is that the clock does not start ticking until the player has reached the area where the ball was 'lost'.

However, due to the reduced time to search for your ball, it is recommended you still hit a provisional ball if you believe you may have trouble finding your original in order to save the lengthy task of walking back to the tee.

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