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Bob I agree if someone finds your ball you have to identify it, and if it is yours, you have to play it. What I am saying is no one is required to look for the ball, you can abandon the search / ball at any time, including not ever beginning a search.
Regarding the provisional ball in a penalty area, here is the rule, I am I misinterpreting something.
18.3.a
a. When Provisional Ball Is Allowed
If your ball might be lost OUTSIDE A PENALTY AREA or be out of bounds, to save time you may play another ball provisionally under penalty of stroke and distance
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But IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT THE ONLY POSSIBLE PLACE YOUR ORIGINAL BALL COULD BE LOST IS IN A PENALTY AREA, A PROVISSIONAL BALL IS NOT ALLOWED and a ball played from where the previous stroke was made becomes your ball in play under penalty of stroke and distance
See you soon, love the discussions
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