regarding the changes made to the Rules of Golf on January 1, 2012. It says that the most significant change is the revision of Rule 18-2b which will not penalize golfers if their ball moves after it...
Another pace-of-play rule change instituted by the USGA involved reducing the “Time to Search Before Ball is Declared Lost” from five minutes to three minutes. With marshalls lining every fairway in professional golf, this rule has had little impact on the elite level. And for amateur player...
" Bodenhamer says. He adds that USGA employees have been testing the proposals during casual rounds, and the results have been positive—especially in speeding up play. One proposed rule change calls for a reduction in the time you can search for a lost ball from five...
Another rule that probably won’t change is relief from a divot hole. Jack Nicklaus famously said they should be treated as ground under repair, but the organizations felt that players encounter good breaks and bad breaks throughout a round, and this is one of those times when the golf gods...
“Will that change in the years to come as medicine changes? Probably,” Whan said. “But I think today this stacks up.” The LPGA “Gender Policy for Competition Eligibility” would apply to the LPGA Tour, Epson Tour, Ladies European Tour and qualifying for the tours. ...
"Like, if you can swing 127 miles an hour, like, power to you. I mean, people are running faster, so, what, are they just going to make the length of a mile longer so that the fastest mile time doesn't change, or are they going to put the NBA hoop at 13 feet because people...
Golf Association (USGA) and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) in Scotland, to change golf rule 18-2b. Vice-president of USGA, Tom O'Toole says that, the rule covers...