NATAL NOMADS Golf Club Monthly issue Newsletter Durban Country Club Volume 2 Issue 6 20 | Page 15

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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Every month we will provide a brief overview of each new rule change –
This month we check out the alignment of the ball and assistance by the caddie in this
regard.
2019 RULES OF GOLF CHANGES
ALIGNMENT:
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 No one can help the player with the alignment for the stroke. This is an essential skill which the
player must do for themself.
 A caddie is NO longer allowed to stand behind the player to help with alignment.
When the player begins to take their stance, the caddie must not deliberately stand directly behind
the player. The penalty is two strokes in stroke play.
There is one exception which applies only on the Putting Green. The penalty can be avoided if the
player backs away and starts again without the caddie directly behind the player. Provided the
player backs away and starts again on the Putting Green, there is no penalty.
The player cannot set something down (such as a club) to help with alignment for a stroke. Once
this is done the penalty is two strokes in stroke play.
A caddie is NO longer allowed to stand behind the player to help with alignment.
2019 / 2020 NATAL NOMADS FIXTURES
Monthly Games
Tuesday 18th June 2019 Kloof C.C.
Thursday 25th July 2019 Cotswold Downs Golf Club
Thursday 22nd August 2019 Victoria Country Club
Thursday 19th September 2019 Umkomaas G.C.
Thursday 17th October 2019 Royal Durban Golf Club
Thursday 14th November 2019 Cato Ridge Golf Club
Thursday 5th December 2019 Beachwood Country Club
THURSDAY 16th JANUARY 2020 UMHLALI COUNTRY CLUB
THURSDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2020 ATHLONE GOLF CLUB
THURSDAY 26th MARCH 2020 AMANZIMTOTI C.C.
THURSDAY 23rd APRIL 2020 MOUNT EDGECOMBE COUNTRY CLUB
SPECIAL EVENTS
th DRAKENSBURG GARDENS CUP COTSWOLD DOWNS GOLF CLUB
ST 21 JULY 2019 LANGHAM EDWARD TROPHY DURBAN COUNTRY CLUB
27/29 SEPT 2019 SOUTHERN NATAL ANNIVERSARY SELBORNE PARK G.C.
18/20 OCT 2019 SWAZILAND NATIONALS ROYAL SWAZI SPA C.C.
1ST NOV 2019 ANDREW MENTIS GOLF DAY ROYAL DURBAN GOLF CLUB
8/13 MARCH 2020 S.A. NATIONALS BORDER/EAST LONDON G.C.
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