Changes in the Rules

The USGA and R&A have proposed major changes to the Rules of Golf and made this announcement on March 1^st 2017 . The stated objective is an effort to “Modernize†the rules.

The plan is to adopt these changes on Jan 1^st 2019.

The USGA and R&A have requested comment before the end of August 2017, after which these proposed new rules will be finalized and prepared for adoption.

I would like all our Frankly Friends to spend a few minutes to review this proposed new approach to the rules and provide their input to the USGA and R&A.

For your convenience, I have provided two links to these proposed changes:

1. The summary chart:

https://www.usga.org/content/dam/usga/pdf/2017/rules-modernization/major-proposed-changes-chart.pdf

AND

2. You can read draft copies of the proposed rules in full by visiting:

http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules-hub/rules-modernization/proposed-new-rules.html  

Please feel free to leave your comment below.  I am very interested in learning your thoughts.

Frank