Note that the new rule for double contact applies for accidentally hitting the ball a second time.
This would still be a penalty:
https://www.golf.com/news/2019/01/15/dj-koepka-double-hit-challenge-new-rules/
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Sunday, January 13, 2019
1/12/19 - Eastlake Country Club
Our first tournament under the new rules was at Eastlake (Chula Vista, not Atlanta) under soggy conditions. I got to drop from knee height, putt with the flagstick in, and I might have had a double-contact, but that doesn't matter any more. My club hit something in the air, but I think it was part of my divot. It didn't sound or feel like I hit the ball.
We had a discussion centered around if you ask someone to tend the flagstick, then they must remove it. I wasn't sure, so I looked it up.
New rule #13.2 covers the flagstick.and indicates that you must decide before the putt whether you are going to putt with the flagstick in or out. Having someone attend the flagstick indicates that you intend to putt with the flagstick out.
New rule #11 covers ball deflected while in motion. If it is unintentional, then there is no penalty. If it is intentional, then it is the "general penalty." (two strokes).
Note that if your opponent is attending the flagstick, and intentionally deflects your ball out of the hole, then they get the penalty. If it's your caddie leaving the flagstick in because you hit the putt way too hard, then you get the penalty.
We had a discussion centered around if you ask someone to tend the flagstick, then they must remove it. I wasn't sure, so I looked it up.
New rule #13.2 covers the flagstick.and indicates that you must decide before the putt whether you are going to putt with the flagstick in or out. Having someone attend the flagstick indicates that you intend to putt with the flagstick out.
New rule #11 covers ball deflected while in motion. If it is unintentional, then there is no penalty. If it is intentional, then it is the "general penalty." (two strokes).
Note that if your opponent is attending the flagstick, and intentionally deflects your ball out of the hole, then they get the penalty. If it's your caddie leaving the flagstick in because you hit the putt way too hard, then you get the penalty.
Sunday, January 6, 2019
1/6/19 - Balboa 9
I wanted to play at least one round with the new rules prior to our next tournament, which is next weekend. The 18-hole course at Balboa was flooded, so I played the 9-hole course.
Other than putting with the flagstick in out of laziness, none of the new rules came into play. I thought I was going to have to drop out of casual water in a bunker at one point, but I found the only dry bunker on the course.
This is the best summary of the new rules I have seen:
The 20 Most Important Changes to the Rules of Golf 2019
1. Search Time – Reduced from 5 minutes to 3 minutes
2. Ball moved during search – Replace no penalty
3. Embedded ball – Free relief anywhere through the course
4. Measuring a drop – Use longest club (except putter)
5. Dropping – Drop from knee height rather than shoulder
6. Taking stance on wrong green is not permitted
7. Ball unintentionally hits player or equipment – no penalty
8. Double hit – no penalty, now only counts as the 1 stroke
9. Touching sand in bunker incidentally is permitted
10. Loose impediments can be removed anywhere including hazards
11. Dropping a ball out of bunker – 2 penalty strokes
12. Water hazards – now called “Penalty Areas:
13. Touching ground in penalty area –no penalty
14. Ball moves on green after being marked – replace without penalty
15. Ball accidentally moved on putting green –replace without penalty
16. All damage to green can now be repaired
17. Positioning a club for alignment is not permitted
18. Caddie assisting with alignment is now not permitted
19. Putting with flag stick in hole is now permitted
20. Ball wedged against flag stick and side of hole is deemed as holed
Other than putting with the flagstick in out of laziness, none of the new rules came into play. I thought I was going to have to drop out of casual water in a bunker at one point, but I found the only dry bunker on the course.
This is the best summary of the new rules I have seen:
The 20 Most Important Changes to the Rules of Golf 2019
1. Search Time – Reduced from 5 minutes to 3 minutes
2. Ball moved during search – Replace no penalty
3. Embedded ball – Free relief anywhere through the course
4. Measuring a drop – Use longest club (except putter)
5. Dropping – Drop from knee height rather than shoulder
6. Taking stance on wrong green is not permitted
7. Ball unintentionally hits player or equipment – no penalty
8. Double hit – no penalty, now only counts as the 1 stroke
9. Touching sand in bunker incidentally is permitted
10. Loose impediments can be removed anywhere including hazards
11. Dropping a ball out of bunker – 2 penalty strokes
12. Water hazards – now called “Penalty Areas:
13. Touching ground in penalty area –no penalty
14. Ball moves on green after being marked – replace without penalty
15. Ball accidentally moved on putting green –replace without penalty
16. All damage to green can now be repaired
17. Positioning a club for alignment is not permitted
18. Caddie assisting with alignment is now not permitted
19. Putting with flag stick in hole is now permitted
20. Ball wedged against flag stick and side of hole is deemed as holed
Thursday, January 3, 2019
12/30/18 - The Crossings at Carlsbad
I played in the club championship at The Crossings at Carlsbad, and we had a bit of a rules snafu on our first hole (#11). Three of us hit balls that could have been in the hazard. I checked the scorecard, and it said that there was a drop zone on #11. I've played that course a bunch of times, and I've never noticed a drop zone on #11. But since the scorecard listed it, none of us played a provisional.
When we got to the fairway, we couldn't find the drop zone. Two of us had gone through the fairway, and then into the hazard, so dropping within two club lengths of the hazard is an option. The scorecard says "Drop areas are available." That tells me that they are not mandatory.
The third ball in the hazard didn't reach the fairway. About that time, a marshal came by, and took on the role of rules official. He said that the third player had to go back to the tee. His third shot also didn't clear the hazard, so by the time he hit the fairway, he was laying five.
I think he got screwed by the official. Since the scorecard clearly indicated that there was a drop zone available, I would have been fine with him playing his third shot from the beginning of the fairway, since we couldn't find any marked drop zone. But that's not how it unfolded.
On a different hole (#16), the drop zone was the forward tee, but in that case, it was clearly indicated by the signs.
Also, they allowed us to use the GPS on the carts. I don't think those are legal for tournament play. In addition to distance, you can use it to calculate your next shot, ie if I hit a 3 wood 200 yards off the tee, then the GPS tells me that I'll have 135 to the green. I don't believe that is legal for tournament play.
When we got to the fairway, we couldn't find the drop zone. Two of us had gone through the fairway, and then into the hazard, so dropping within two club lengths of the hazard is an option. The scorecard says "Drop areas are available." That tells me that they are not mandatory.
The third ball in the hazard didn't reach the fairway. About that time, a marshal came by, and took on the role of rules official. He said that the third player had to go back to the tee. His third shot also didn't clear the hazard, so by the time he hit the fairway, he was laying five.
I think he got screwed by the official. Since the scorecard clearly indicated that there was a drop zone available, I would have been fine with him playing his third shot from the beginning of the fairway, since we couldn't find any marked drop zone. But that's not how it unfolded.
On a different hole (#16), the drop zone was the forward tee, but in that case, it was clearly indicated by the signs.
Also, they allowed us to use the GPS on the carts. I don't think those are legal for tournament play. In addition to distance, you can use it to calculate your next shot, ie if I hit a 3 wood 200 yards off the tee, then the GPS tells me that I'll have 135 to the green. I don't believe that is legal for tournament play.
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