You could continue to apply in subsequent ballots and if successful have the luxury of deciding which date you prefer to play. You may have a preference based on the time of your tee time, or the weather forecast maybe. If you’re happy with your original tee time and prefer to withdraw from future applications just let me and your Ballot Buddies know. However, if there are only two of you matched on a given day, such that your withdrawal would leave a single golfer unable to make a ballot application, then as a courtesy to that single golfer, you should consider not withdrawing. If you are successful a second time you do not have to turn up and play, and you won’t get charged. You just need to tell your Ballot Buddy that you don’t intend to play. Then again, you might decide having played the course once that you’d like to play it once more!