Rule changes 2018

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What R&A rule changes exist that apply to 2018?

Seeing a lot of proposals from Jan 1st 2019 onwards and preparation for the WHS but what changed in 2018?

Can someone point me to a list or summary because I can’t find anything online.
 
Cheers that’s what I thought.

Are you attending any of the England Golf handicap workshops? They will cover changes for 2019 and the worldwide handicapping system.

Going to one in May, but I think they will be doing another round of these in the Autumn.
 
sawtooth said:
What R&A rule changes exist that apply to 2018?

Seeing a lot of proposals from Jan 1st 2019 onwards and preparation for the WHS but what changed in 2018?

Can someone point me to a list or summary because I can’t find anything online.
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The only change is the introduction of a Local Rule as an exception to Rule 6-6d.

If a competitor returns a score for any hole lower than actually taken due to failure to include one or more penalty strokes that, before returning his score card, he did not know he had incurred, he is not disqualified.
In such circumstances, the competitor incurs the penalty prescribed by the applicable Rule, but there is no additional penalty for a breach of Rule 6-6d.
This Exception does not apply when the applicable penalty is disqualification from the competition.

 
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rulefan said:
The only change is the introduction of a Local Rule as an exception to Rule 6-6d.

If a competitor returns a score for any hole lower than actually taken due to failure to include one or more penalty strokes that, before returning his score card, he did not know he had incurred, he is not disqualified.
In such circumstances, the competitor incurs the penalty prescribed by the applicable Rule, but there is no additional penalty for a breach of Rule 6-6d.
This Exception does not apply when the applicable penalty is disqualification from the competition.
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Cheers good to know.

As a rulie are you down for any of the England Golf handicap workshops this spring?
 
sawtooth said:
Cheers that’s what I thought.

Are you attending any of the England Golf handicap workshops? They will cover changes for 2019 and the worldwide handicapping system.

Going to one in May, but I think they will be doing another round of these in the Autumn.
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Nope

I quit my role at the end of last year - it wasn’t worth the hassle in the end and affecting my enjoyment of my membership.
 
I am interested in people saying the workshops cover rule changes and the world handicap system. I thought they were only for the WGHS.

Looks like I am going to have to wait for the Autumn one as the club manager and handicap secretary want to go as well.
 
sawtooth said:
Cheers that’s what I thought.

Are you attending any of the England Golf handicap workshops? They will cover changes for 2019 and the worldwide handicapping system.

Going to one in May, but I think they will be doing another round of these in the Autumn.
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I'm going to one in Salisbury next month and have been put on the county list for the event later in the year on the new rules.
 
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