current Rules of Golf
The 20 Most Important Changes to the Rules of Golf 2019
SEARCH TIME - Reduced from 5 minutes to 3 minutes
BALL MOVED DURING SEARCH - Replace with NO Penalty
EMBEDDED BALL - Free relief anywhere through the course
MEASURING A DROP - Use longest club (except putter)
DROPPING - Drop from knee height rather than shoulder
TAKING STANCE ON WRONG GREEN IS NOT PERMITTED
BALL UNINTENTIONALLY HITS PLAYER OR EQUIPMENT - NO Penalty
DOUBLE HIT - NO Penalty, now only counts as the 1 stroker
TOUCHING SAND IN BUNKER INCIDENTALLY IS PERMITTED
LOOSE IMPEDIMENTS CAN BE REMOVED ANYWHERE INLCUDING HAZARDS
DROPPING A BALL OUT OF A BUNKER - 2 penalty strokes
WATER HAZARDS - no called "penalty areas"
TOUCHING GROUND IN PENALTY AREA - NO penalty
BALL MOVES ON GREEN AFTER BEING MARKED - replace without penalty
BALL ACCIDENTALLY MOVED ON PUTTING GREEN - replace NO penalty
Summary of Main Changes_2019 Rules of Golf_FINAL.pdfRules of Golf for 2019 from USGA.pdf