NEW RULES OF GOLF 2023
New Rules of golf App
The R&A and USGA have unveiled a regular update to the Rules of Golf as they continue to make the Rules easier to understand and apply. The new Rules will go into effect on 1 January 2023.
The 2023 edition continues the modernisation process of the game and now promotes digital and mobile app access to the Rules while significantly reducing the production and distribution of more than four million printed books.
https://www.randa.org/en/articles/r-a-and-usga-announce-2023-rules-of-golf-update
Several penalties have been relaxed and language has been clarified to help golfers at all levels of play.
Key changes include:
Club Damaged During Round: The Rule has been amended to allow a player to replace a club that is damaged during a round, provided the player did not damage it through abuse.
Ball Moved by Natural Forces: A new Exception provides that a ball at rest must be replaced if it moves to another area of the course or comes to rest out of bounds after being dropped, placed or replaced.
Back-on-the-Line Relief Procedure: The back-on-the-line relief procedure, often used for penalty area and unplayable ball relief, has been simplified so that the player now drops their ball on the line, and the ball must come to rest within one club-length of where it is dropped.
NEW RULES WITH REGARDS TO HANDICAPS ON SCORE CARDS :
ALL HANDICAPS MUST BE WRITTEN ON THE SCORECARD AS IT IS A CLUB RULE FOR ALL COMPETITIONS
Click on this link to download the new Rules App .
Click this link to see all the changes
The 2023 edition continues the modernisation process of the game and now promotes digital and mobile app access to the Rules while significantly reducing the production and distribution of more than four million printed books.
https://www.randa.org/en/articles/r-a-and-usga-announce-2023-rules-of-golf-update
Several penalties have been relaxed and language has been clarified to help golfers at all levels of play.
Key changes include:
Club Damaged During Round: The Rule has been amended to allow a player to replace a club that is damaged during a round, provided the player did not damage it through abuse.
Ball Moved by Natural Forces: A new Exception provides that a ball at rest must be replaced if it moves to another area of the course or comes to rest out of bounds after being dropped, placed or replaced.
Back-on-the-Line Relief Procedure: The back-on-the-line relief procedure, often used for penalty area and unplayable ball relief, has been simplified so that the player now drops their ball on the line, and the ball must come to rest within one club-length of where it is dropped.
NEW RULES WITH REGARDS TO HANDICAPS ON SCORE CARDS :
ALL HANDICAPS MUST BE WRITTEN ON THE SCORECARD AS IT IS A CLUB RULE FOR ALL COMPETITIONS
Click on this link to download the new Rules App .
Click this link to see all the changes