NATAL NOMADS Golf Club Monthly issue Newsletter Umkomaas Golf Club Volume 2 Issue 10 20 | Page 17

2019 Rules of Golf Changes
ELIMINATION OF PENALTIES:
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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 her 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, her 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, 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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