Golf Tips magazine has a "RULE SCHOOL" article about cheating ...

They say "Rule 27-2 makes it clear that as soon as a player hits his second shot with a provisional ball that provisional ball is considered in play"

WRONG!

27-2. Provisional Ball

b. When Provisional Ball Becomes Ball in Play
The player may play a provisional ball until he reaches the place where the original ball is likely to be. If he makes a stroke with the provisional ball from the place where the original ball is likely to be or from a point nearer the hole than that place, the original ball is lost and the provisional ball becomes the ball in play under penalty of stroke and distance (Rule 27-1).