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The player has hit their ball into the trees in an unknown location. When attempting to find it, they are given a pair of binoculars to try and identify it as theirs. Is this permissible?
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If a player sees a ball in a tree or some other location where he or she is unable to retrieve the ball, the player may not assume that it is his or hers but rather must identify it in one of the ways provided in Rule 7.2.
This may be done even though the player is unable to retrieve the ball, such as by:
Using binoculars or a distance-measuring device to see a mark that definitely identifies it as the player’s ball, or
Determining that another player or spectator saw the ball come to rest in that specific location after the player’s stroke.
Interpretation 7.2/1
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