Check out the proposed rules ! What do you think ? Share your feedback before Aug . 31 .
So , new golf rules ? What the ... ?
Check out the proposed rules ! What do you think ? Share your feedback before Aug . 31 .
Visit usga . org / rules .
The USGA and The R & A have unveiled a preview of proposed new Rules of Golf , as part of a joint initiative to modernize the Rules and make them easier to understand and apply .
The online release of this preview begins a six-month feedback and evaluation period during which all golfers worldwide can learn about the proposed changes and provide input before they are finalized in 2018 and take effect Jan . 1 , 2019 .
The announcement follows a comprehensive review process that began in 2012 with a working group of key USGA and R & A Rules administrators , professional tour officials and other Rules experts . While the Rules are revised every four years , this is the first fundamental review since 1984 , and was established to ensure the Rules fit the needs of today ’ s game and the way it is played around the world .
“ We are excited and encouraged by the potential this work brings , both through the proposed new Rules and the opportunities to use technology to deliver them ,” said Thomas Pagel , senior director of Rules & Amateur Status for the USGA . “ We look forward to an ongoing conversation with golfers during the feedback period in the months ahead .”
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