The new Rules of Golf have now started! Make sure you study them.
The 20 most important changes to the rules of golf 2019 1. Search Time - Reduced from 5 minutes to 3 minutes 2. Ball Moved During Search - Replace with no penalty 3. Embedded Ball - Free relief anywhere through the course 4. Measuring A Drop - Use longest club (except putter) 5. Dropping - Drop from knee height rather than shoulder 6. Taking Stance On Wrong Green Is Not Permitted 7. Ball Unintentionally Hits Player Or Equipment - No penalty 8. Double Hit - No penalty. Now only counts as the one stroke 9. Touching Sand In The Bunker Incidentally Is Permitted 10. Loose Impediments Can Be Removed Anywhere Including Hazards 11. Dropping Ball Outside Bunker - 2 Penalty strokes 12. Water Hazards - Now called "PENALTY AREAS" 13. Touching Ground In Penalty Area - No penalty 14. Ball Moves On Green After Being Marked - Replace without penalty 15. Ball Accidentally Moves On Putting Green - Replace without penalty 16. All Damage To Green Can Now Be Repaired 17. Positioning a club for alignment is not permitted 18. Caddie assisting with alignment is now not permitted 19. Putting with flag stick in is now permitted 20. Ball wedged against flag stick and side of hole is deemed as holed |