Rainy Day Rule : Question 1

Question: Following their second stroke on a hole, a blind shot onto a putting green, the player cannot find their ball within the 5 minutes permitted for search. They return to where they played from and put another ball into play, taking a further 3 strokes to hole out, at which time they discover their original ball is in the hole. What is their score for the hole?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 5

e) 6

The Answer is below, but do not scroll down until you have pondered a moment!

Answer:

a) 2. Rules Decision 1-1/2. The play of the hole was completed when the player holed the original ball