RCGA
Changes in Golf Rules in 2015 for Senior Golfers Aged 60+
Rule
1.a.5A ball sliced or hooked
into the Rough shall be lifted and placed on the Fairway at a point
equal to the distance it carried or rolled into the Rough with no
penalty. The senior player should not
be penalized for tall grass which ground keepers failed to mow.
Rule
2.d.6 (B)A ball hitting a tree
shall be deemed NOT to have hit the tree. This is simply bad luck and
luck has no place in a scientific game. The senior player must
estimate the distance the ball would have traveled if it had
not hit the tree, and play the ball
from there.
Rule
3.B.3(G)There shall be no such
thing as a lost ball. The missing ball is on or near the course, and
will eventually be found and pocketed by someone else, thereby making
it a stolen ball. The senior player is not to compound the felony by
charging himself with a penalty.
Rule
4.c.7(h)If a putt passes over a
hole without dropping, it is deemed to have dropped. The Law of
Gravity supersedes the Rules of Golf.
Rule
5.Putts that stop close enough
to the cup that they could be blown in, may be blown in. This does
not apply to balls more than three inches from the Hole. No one wants
to make a mockery of the game.
Rule
6.a.9(k)There is no penalty for
so-called "out of bounds." If penny-pinching golf course
owners bought sufficient land, this would not occur. The senior
player deserves an apology, not a penalty.
Rule
7.G.15(z)There is no penalty for
a ball in a water hazard, as golf balls should float. Senior players
should not be penalized for any shortcomings of the
manufacturers.
Rule 8.k.9(
S)Advertisements claim that
golf scores can be improved by purchasing new golf equipment. Since
this is financially impractical for many senior players,one-half
stroke per hole may be subtracted for using old equipment.
Please
advise all your senior friends of these important rule changes and
keep multiple copies in your golf bag. Those not following the rules
need to be provided a copy. Golf is a game of integrity.
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