NATAL NOMADS Golf Club Monthly issue Newsletter Kloof Country Club Volume 2 Issue 7 201 | Page 19

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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 procedure of dropping a ball.
2019 RULES OF GOLF CHANGES
DROPPING A BALL:
• The ball must be dropped from knee height.
• Knee height means the height of the player’s knee as if she were in a standing position.
• If it rolls against the player’s foot or equipment accidentally after striking the ground, the ball is
correctly back in play.
RE-DROPPING A BALL:
• Once dropped, the ball must land in and come to rest in the relief area.
• If the ball rolls outside the relief area it must be dropped again, and if rolling out a second time,
the ball must be placed where it struck the ground on the second drop as per normal.
• If the ball still does not stay at rest after placed a second time, it must be placed on the nearest
spot, where it will stay at rest, no nearer the hole.
• If a Drop Zone is being used, the ball, when dropped must land and come to rest in the Drop
Zone.
The dropping of the ball must be from knee height and no longer shoulder height into the
relief area defined by the Rule you are using.
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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