Believing their tee shot might be lost, the player plays a provisional ball. The player finds a ball that they believe is the original ball, makes a stroke at it, picks up the provisional ball, and then discovers that the ball they played was not the original ball, but a wrong ball. The player resumes search for the original ball but cannot find it within the three-minute search time. The player replaces their provisional ball and takes 3 more strokes to complete the hole. What is the player's score for the hole?

A.      6

B.       7

C.       8

D.      9

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