The R&A announced overnight that Royal St George’s will host the 2020 British Open. The claret jug will make its 15th appearance at the Sandwich course, with its most recent visit coming in 2011.
Call it the Dustin Johnson Rule. Overnight the R&A and USGA announced the introduction of a new local rule that effectively rescinds the penalty applied when a ball is accidentally moved on the putting green. The new rule will be available to committees in charge of competitions from January 1, 2017.