the_lung
Eagle Member
I played the event this weekend and called provisional each time I went to the drop zone in case it was a close call. It's a really quick and easy thing.
^ This.
A player can call provisional, head to the drop zone, make their shot in about 30 seconds and not affect "round flow." A few folks are painting these worst-case scenarios where every player is calling provisional on every hole with OB and it's backing up the entire tournament, every tournament.
The reality is that these situations happen few and far between. If there's even the slimmest doubt, take the effort to call a provisional and make a shot. It's not even a minute of time to do this.
Additionally, it's almost 4pm the next day and payouts STILL haven't been posted.