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.
Jordan Spieth’s intentions were pure. But his knowledge of the rulebook was lacking in one very specific department, and it cost him a two-shot penalty at the Hero World Challenge.
The PGA of America will permit the use of distance-measuring devices during play in its 2021 Major championships, including the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island (May 20-23).
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