Rules Changes for 2019

Galaxia SM lists the rules changes in their latest Instagram. . .




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[Galaxia SM Golf Information]
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📍2019 Do you want to know about revised golf rules together?
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1. Drop position
- Before change: Ball drop from shoulder height when receiving relief from abnormal course conditions or penalty area
- After change: Drop from knee height ( Penalty if dropped from knee or existing shoulder height)
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2. Two strokes (two-touch)
- Before change: 1 stroke
- After change : No penalty (play from where the ball stopped without penalty)
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3. If the ball accidentally moves
- Before change: 1 penalty
- After change: No penalty (players 'quite literally' to no one responsible does not move the ball)
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4. in a state where flagstaff is plugged into a hole putting
-before change: two strokes
- after the change: no penalty
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5. repairing the putting green place
- before change: ball mark repair only possible
- after the change: every hand Repair can (spike marks, damage caused by animals, other damage)
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6. finding lost nine times
- Before change: 5 minutes
- After change: 3 minutes
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7. Play order
- Before change: The player farthest from the hole, Owner (Honor)
- Change After: Ready Golf
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8. Play time
- Before change: Honor - 50 seconds, 45 seconds
- After change: 40 seconds
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9. Club contact in the bunker
- Before change: 2 strokes
- After change: No club penalty in the bunker when the club head touches the sand
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10. Natural obstacles in the bunker (loose imprints)
- Before change: Can not be removed .
- After the change: can be
removed . No penalty

11. Ball player declaration in the bunker
- Before change: 1 penalty, drop within 2 clubs in the bunker
- Change After: 2
blades , drop from bunker
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12. Distance meter
- Before change: Available depending on the situation
- After change: Available (However, it can not be used when the use of distance meter is prohibited by local rule. It is not allowed to analyze information of distance or direction when measuring altitude change.)
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13. Caddy
- Before change: Direction can be set at address
- After change: Address can not be set at address
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14 If the club has touched the ground in the penalty area
- before change: 2 strokes
- after the change: no penalty
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15. damaged club
- before change: use No
- After change: Available
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16. Remedy zone setting
- Before change: No regulation
- After change: The longest club in golf bag except putter
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17. Out of Bounds (OB)
- Before change: 1 penalty, This
- after change: 2 strokes, can play in the area lost the ball
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