Adjustable clubs

[Kennysarmy]

If you adjust an adjustable club during a round but before you use it would you still be DQ'd?

 

[doublebogey7]

Yes, Rule 4.1a(3), but only if you go on and use that club.

 

[rulie]

Here's the applicable part of Rule 4.1a,

(3) Deliberately Changing Club’s Playing Characteristics During Round. A player must not make a stroke with a club when they have deliberately changed that club's characteristics during the round (including while play is stopped under Rule 5.7a):​

• By using an adjustable feature or physically changing the club (except when allowed to repair damage under Rule 4.1a(2)), or
• By applying any substance to the clubhead (other than in cleaning it) to affect how it performs in making a stroke​

Exception – Adjustable Club Restored to Original Position or Non-Permissible External Attachment Removed: There is no penalty and the club may be used to make a stroke in the following two situations:

• If a club’s playing characteristics were changed by using an adjustable feature and, before the club is used to make a stroke, the club is restored as nearly as possible to its original position by adjusting the feature back to where it was.
• A non-permissible external attachment (such as a sticker on the club face) is removed from the club before the club is used to make a stroke​

Penalty for Making Stroke in Breach of Rule 4.1a: Disqualification.