Plans to roll back the distance that a golf ball can fly at professional and elite level amateur events have been met with strong resistance by many top players and by some leading golf ball manufacturers, but are unlikely to prevent a future split between the rules of golf for pros and those for regular club golfers in the coming years.
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The R&A has unveiled an update to the Rules of Golf as its continues to try to make the rules easier to understand and apply for the regular club golfer. The 2023 edition, which comes into effect on January 1, continues the modernisation process, with an emphasis on both inclusion and sustainability. For the first time, the modified rules for players with disabilities have been fully incorporated into the rules without the need to adopt a local rule. Several penalties […]
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The rules of golf regarding amateurs and what they can earn from the game in competitive play and how they are funded have been updated by the R&A and the USGA. Following lengthy consultation with golfers and the golf industry, the updated rules, which comes into force on January 1 next year, remove many restrictions applied to amateur golfers, including a increased cap on how much money an amateur can win from playing in a scratch competition, and how amateurs […]
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The rules of golf regarding amateurs and what they can earn from the game in competitive play and how they are funded...
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