Know The Rules
last updated:  02/19/19  |  Total Club Page Views:305,922

2019 RULE CHANGES


DROP RULE:
THE BALL MUST BE DROPPED STRAIGHT DOWN FROM KNEE HEIGHT WHEN IN A STANDING POSITION

BALL SEARCH RULE:
A BALL IS LOST IF NOT FOUND IN 3 MINUTES

NEW “NO PENALTY” RULES:

  • DOUBLE HIT NO PENALTY COUNTS AS 1 STROKE

  • ACCIDENTAL DEFLECTION OF CARTS, YOURSELF, OR OTHER PLAYERS OR CLUBS

  • ACCIDENTALLY BALL MOVES DURING SEARCH OR MOVES ON PUTTING GREEN

  • A BALL HITS THE UNATTENDED FLAG ON THE GREEN OR ANYWHERE ELSE, PLAYER CAN PUTT WITH THE FLAGSTICK IN

  • PLAYER MOVES LOOSE IMPEDIMENTS, TOUCHES THE GROUND WITH HAND OR CLUB OR

  • GROUNDS CLUB IN A PENALTY AREA WHEN THE BALL IS IN THE PENALTY AREA

  • PLAYER MOVES OR TOUCHES LOOSE IMPEDIMENT IN THE BUNKER WHEN THE BALL IS IN THE BUNKER

  • EMBEDDED BALL – A PLAYER CAN TAKE RELIEF WITHOUT PENALTY FOR AN EMBEDDED BALL IN THEGENERAL AREA EXCEPT IN SAND

    BUNKER RELIEF:
    A PLAYER CAN DEEM A BALL UNPLAYABLE IN A BUNKER AND TAKE RELIEF OUTSIDE THE BUNKER BACK ON THE LINE FROM THE HOLE THROUGH WHERE THE BALL WAS AT REST AS FARBACK FOR 2 PENALTY STROKES
    SAND TRAP GOLF CLUB HAS ADOPTED ONE FINAL RULE-

    THE MAXIMUM STROKES ALLOWED FOR A PLAYER ON ONE HOLE IS 9 STROKES. A PLAYER MUST PICK UP HIS OR HER BALL AFTER 9 STROKES.