NATAL NOMADS Golf Club Monthly issue Newsletter Cotswold Downs Golf Club Volume 2 Issue | Page 17

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
2019 RULES OF GOLF CHANGES
ELIMINATION OF PENALTIES:
• There is now NO penalty for an accidental double hit, Just the stroke itself counts. All accidental deflections
are treated the same way; NO penalty and the ball is played as it lies.
• During a search for a ball, there is NO penalty if a ball is moved by the player or caddie. In all cases, the ball
will be replaced, it will never be dropped. If the spot where the ball must be replaced is not precisely known,
estimate it and replace the ball on that spot.
• There is now NO penalty if a ball in motion accidentally hits the player, caddie, equipment, or the flagstick
whether removed or attended. There is only a penalty if it is deliberate or if the player or caddie deliberately
positions equipment to stop a ball in motion.
• There is still NO penalty when a ball or ball marker is accidentally moved on the putting green.
• There is now NO penalty for carrying a non-conforming club, penalty applies only for using it.
• If a ball has been moved by an Outside Influence, it must be replaced in all cases including when the spot is
not known.
It will never be dropped.
• On the putting green a ball which strikes a moving inanimate natural object (like a leaf) after a putt, the shot is
NO longer cancelled and replayed. The ball will be played as it lies
If a ball in motion is accidentally deflected by you or your equipment, there will be
NO penalty and the ball will be played from where it came to rest.
2019 / 2020 NATAL NOMADS FIXTURES
Monthly Games
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THURSDAY
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SPECIAL EVENTS
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20 JULY 2019
ST
21 JULY 2019
27/29 SEPT 2019
18/20 OCT 2019
1ST NOV 2019
8/13 MARCH 2020
22nd August 2019
19th September 2019
17th October 2019
14th November 2019
5th December 2019
16th JANUARY 2020
13th FEBRUARY 2020
26th MARCH 2020
23rd APRIL 2020
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