by Erik J. Barzeski | Jan 1, 2019 | General Rules
Click here and spend ten minutes to read this PDF. (Or, better yet, get the version from the R&A.) The title of the PDF is “Certain Topics or Proposals Not Addressed in the Proposed New Rules of Golf for 2019” and the topic is precisely that. For...
by Doug Howell | Dec 31, 2018 | General Rules
In 2018 and before: If the ball was moved by any player, caddie or outside agency (such as an animal, spectator or moving object) it must be replaced on its original spot. If however the ball was moved by wind, water or other natural forces (including when the ball...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Dec 30, 2018 | General Rules
This one is pretty simple, and mirrors the Embedded Ball Rule change in essentially flipping an often-used Local Rule into a standard Rule. In 2018’s Rules of Golf, Rule 14-3b, Appendix 1A (section 7), and Appendix IV (section 5) cover distance-measuring devices...
by Charlie Marks | Dec 29, 2018 | General Rules
This is yet another splendid simplification of a cumbersome old Rule. The bottom line here: if you damage your club in any way you may continue to use it and you may not replace it. Seems fair, right? Well, what if your driver falls out of the bag and the maniac in...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Dec 28, 2018 | General Rules
In 2018, players looking to take relief for an unplayable ball in a bunker under Rule 28 had only two options: Drop and play a ball in the bunker itself, either on a line back from the hole or within two club lengths, or Taking stroke-and-distance relief, and...
by Doug Howell | Dec 27, 2018 | General Rules
The rule(s) concerning Water Hazards and Lateral Water Hazards have often been charged with being too complicated. A strict prohibition on certain actions has never been really practical, so a series of exceptions had to be made. You can find these in Rule 13-4, Rule...
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