Pine Cone Falls on Ball at Rest in a Bunker
A player sees a pine cone fall on his ball at rest in a bunker, pushing it slightly downwards into the sand. 9.6 tells us if we have KVC (known or virtually certain) the ball must be replaced. 9.6 Ball Lifted or Moved by Outside Influence If it is known or virtually...
30 Days of 2019 Rules Changes: Day 5 – Caddie Standing Behind a Player to Help Line the Player Up
Hey! A Rules change for all of you who play (or caddie) on the LPGA Tour! 😉 Under the 2018 Rules, a player taking her stance is allowed to have her caddie stand behind her to help her line up to the target. Under the 2019 Rules (Rule 10.2b(4)), once you begin taking...
30 Days of 2019 Rules Changes: Day 4 – Caddies Lifting a Ball on the Putting Green
In 2018 and years prior, the USGA and R&A placed fairly tight controls on who could mark and lift a player's ball on the putting green (and elsewhere on the course). The relevant portion of the 2018 rule reads as follows: A ball to be lifted under the Rules may be...
30 Days of 2019 Rules Changes – Day 3, Putting with the Flagstick in the Hole
Technically, this rules change governs any time a ball is played from the putting green and strikes an unattended flagstick in the hole. There are occasions, for example, when a player has to chip from the putting green. But, most often, players are putting from the...
30 Days of 2019 Rules Changes: Day 2 – Ball Moved During a Search
In 2018 and before, there was a running joke among Rules Officials who spent any time officiating higher level events about players searching for their balls. They'd tell these tales at Rules Seminars across the land, and they'd typically involve a variation of "So,...
30 Days of 2019 Rules Changes: Day 1 – Ball in Motion Accidentally Deflected and Double Hits
One of the most often asked questions of me is “My ball hit something. What should I do?” In the past the answer was often “It depends.” The “It depends” answer wasn’t too tough for me because as a referee, I deal with that problem often. But for the everyday player,...
30 Days of 2019 Rules Changes!
On December 2, and for each of the next 30 days, RulesGeeks.com is going to be highlighting 30 major changes from the 2019 Rules. Our schedule is as follows: December 2 - Ball in Motion Accidentally Deflected and Double Hits December 3 - Ball Moved During Search...
John Senden’s Club Breaks Mid-Downswing
In the 2018 Australian PGA Championship, this happened: https://twitter.com/SI_Golf/status/1068176031322963968 John Senden is teeing off, and from later videos (see below) we can see that the club snaps between his hands, under the grip, mid-downswing. The clubhead...
LPGA Player, A Moved Ball, and Her Subsequent DQ
Remember a few weeks ago there was a mild kerfuffle about an LPGA player, a moved ball, and her subsequent DQ? Golf.com reported: A former NCAA champion was disqualified from the LPGA’s qualifying event after hitting a ball that had been moved by an outside agency...
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20 Rules Changes in 2019
Here's a solid video that covers 20 rules changes for 2019. All of the biggest ones are covered, and this is the best video we've seen so far. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chPOtfLUHC0 P.S. Please see the comments and weigh in on the ball movement at about 6:33 in...
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