20 Rules for ’19: #12 – Ball on Wrong Green
If you hit your ball onto the wrong green in 2019, step off. Fully.
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20 Rules for ’19: #13 – Touching a Bunker
Touch the bunker. Go ahead, touch it. It’s okay. Most of the time…
20 Rules for ’19: #14 – Double Hit, No Penalty
In 2019, a double-hit shot only counts as the one stroke played — saving you from the T.C. Chen…
20 Rules for ’19: #15 – Ball in Motion Accidentally Deflected
Hit a ball that hits you back? It’s no longer a penalty in the 2019 Rules of Golf…
20 Rules for ’19: #16 – Ball Moved During Search
Go ahead and search for your lost golf ball with full gusto: it’s OK if you accidentally move it in the process.
20 Rules for ’19: #17 – 3 Minute Ball Search
Two minutes less time to walk around in a circle: another of the sensible 2019 Rules of Golf updates…
