Link from R&A

[jim8flog]

Unfortunately this was posted on a What’s App group message which there are around 20 players on.

Might have more explaining to do.

Sometimes it comes from reading part but not all of the new rules


2.2 Defined Areas of the Course
There are five areas of the course.

a. The General Area
The general area covers the entire course except for the four specific areas of the course described in Rule 2.2b.
It is called the "general" area because:
• It covers most of the course and is where a player’s ball will most often be played until the ball reaches the putting green.
• It includes every type of ground and growing or attached objects found in that area, such as fairway, rough and trees.

b. The Four Specific Areas

Certain Rules apply specifically to the four areas of the course that are not in the general area:
• The teeing area the player must use in starting the hole he or she is playing (Rule 6.2),
• All penalty areas (Rule 17),
• All bunkers (Rule 12), and
• The putting green of the hole the player is playing (Rule 13).

 

[Rlburnside]

Sometimes it comes from reading part but not all of the new rules


2.2 Defined Areas of the Course
There are five areas of the course.

a. The General Area
The general area covers the entire course except for the four specific areas of the course described in Rule 2.2b.
It is called the "general" area because:
• It covers most of the course and is where a player’s ball will most often be played until the ball reaches the putting green.
• It includes every type of ground and growing or attached objects found in that area, such as fairway, rough and trees.

b. The Four Specific Areas

Certain Rules apply specifically to the four areas of the course that are not in the general area:
• The teeing area the player must use in starting the hole he or she is playing (Rule 6.2),
• All penalty areas (Rule 17),
• All bunkers (Rule 12), and
• The putting green of the hole the player is playing (Rule 13).

Thanks

 

[Rlburnside]

Someone has just cobbled this together. The are a number of errors. omissions or misleading statements.
No 20 is an example

I did wonder about number 20 not having seen it mentioned anywhere, just for clarification has there been any changes to number 20?

 

[rulefan]

I did wonder about number 20 not having seen it mentioned anywhere, just for clarification has there been any changes to number 20?

13.2c Ball Resting against Flagstick in Hole
If a player’s ball comes to rest against the flagstick left in the hole:
• If any part of the ball is in the hole below the surface of the putting green, the ball is treated as holed even if the entire ball is not below the surface.
• If no part of the ball is in the hole below the surface of the putting green:
 The ball is not holed and must be played as it lies.
 If the flagstick is removed and the ball moves (whether it falls into the hole or moves away from the hole), there is no penalty and the ball must be replaced on the lip of the hole (see Rule 14.2).

 

[Rlburnside]

13.2c Ball Resting against Flagstick in Hole
If a player’s ball comes to rest against the flagstick left in the hole:
• If any part of the ball is in the hole below the surface of the putting green, the ball is treated as holed even if the entire ball is not below the surface.
• If no part of the ball is in the hole below the surface of the putting green:
 The ball is not holed and must be played as it lies.
 If the flagstick is removed and the ball moves (whether it falls into the hole or moves away from the hole), there is no penalty and the ball must be replaced on the lip of the hole (see Rule 14.2).

Thanks for the clarification, I assume they amended this rule because of the change of leaving the flag in when putting if you wish.

 

[duncan mackie]

Whilst that would seem to be the idea, and the leaving it in was to save walking up to remove it from distance, the reality is that everyone will now walk up to make sure it's centred in case their ball sits above the hole against the stick.

I realise that the definition is pretty much going to guarantee that nearly every ball in contact with a flagstick will have some part of it below the green surface (or it probably wouldn't sit there!) But we will see how many insist on centering carefully everytime.