do many guys play that way?.. typically you can't go back to the tee and hit another ( I can just imagine what the group behind you would say if they see you walking back down the fairway to hit another) so it just becomes 2 strokes instead of one? I play that way with certain friends.. its a little frustrating because the rule is you go back to the tee, I haven't read anything about 2 strokes as an option.. if you are going to take a 2 stroke penalty though you feel compelled to look for it and obvioulsy no one wants to wait 10 minutes while you look for it.. but if you are going it get a 2 stroke penalty if you can't find it really sucks.. especially if the ball is just lost in the rough and wasn't a particulary bad shot.. with other friends if the ball is lost, I'll look a minute where I think it went in, if I can't find it I'll drop where it went in and take a one stroke penalty.. which is correct?