Quote Originally Posted by BC MIST View Post
While it will save time, it is not necessarily advantageous to scoring in that if the tee shot is a short, snap hook into the bush, for example, you may lose significant distance over having hit a long and straight provisional.
That is if you can hit the provisional long and straight. What if you hit another snap hook? 5 off the tee and not even guaranteed to hit number 5 in bounds