Lost Ball?

photo credit: Seattle Municipal Archives     While playing recently, my opponent's ball was taken by two young adolescents strolling across the course.   The ball was hit just over the green and they walked directly over it.   I was playing my shot without realizing they had picked up his ball.   I called to them but they kept on going.

Having the ball come up missing is a frequent occurrence but what is the procedure in this case?   – Take a drop as close as possible to the area where it was taken (or accidentally hit by another golfer) and no closer to the hole.   There is no penalty for this situation but you must be able to prove that your ball was not lost in another manner.   If, by chance it was lost, you have to replay the previous shot with a one-stroke penalty.

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