The rule changes announced by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club (R&A) and the USGA – today that will come into effect on January 1, 2023 – are not as dramatic as in 2019, the last time the rules changed under the four-year cycle. But there are some decent moderations you should know about.
If simplicity and clarity were the buzzwords associated with the sweeping changes the R&A and USGA brought when modernising the Rules of Golf in 2019, then inclusion and sustainability highlight the updates coming in 2023.
In our latest installment of the “Great Golf Debates” writers Christopher Powers and Joel Beall tackle the pressing question: What golf rules need to go?
How do you tell good friends they’re taking way too much time? Should I have been penalised for playing someone else’s ball inadvertently? Golf Digest answers these questions and more…
Though many countries, including Australia, are planning to adopt the new system in January, the system will go live in other parts of the world throughout the year to accommodate different implementation plans and variations in the golfing calendar.
PGA Tour Rules Official Slugger White on never being late for work in 38 years, knowing when to say, ‘I’m sorry,’ and the pain of discovering a 15th club.
Australian Golf Digest
