The Rules of Golf
2004 till present
PRINCIPAL CHANGES SECTION
I. Etiquette
II. Definitions
III. THE RULES OF PLAY
1. The Game
2. Match Play
3. Stroke Play
CLUBS AND THE BALL
4. Clubs
5. The Ball
PLAYER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
6. The Player
7. Practice
8. Advice; Indicating Line of Play
9. Information as to Strokes Taken
ORDER OF PLAY
10. Order of Play
TEEING GROUND
11. Teeing Ground
PLAYING THE BALL
12. Searching for and Identifying Ball
15. Substituted Ball; Wrong Ball
THE PUTTING GREEN
BALL MOVED DEFLECTED OR STOPPED
17. The Flagstick
19. Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped
RELIEF SITUATIONS AND PROCEDURE
20. Lifting, Dropping and Placing; Playing from Wrong Place
21. Cleaning Ball
22. Ball Assisting or Interfering with Play
24. Obstructions
25. Abnormal Ground Conditions, Embedded Ball and Wrong Putting Green
26. Water Hazards (including Lateral Water Hazards)
27. Ball Lost or Out of Bounds; Provisional Ball
28. Ball Unplayable
OTHER FORMS OF PLAY
30. Three-Ball, Best-Ball and Four-Ball Match Play
32. Bogey, Par and Stableford Competitions
ADMINISTRATION
33. The Committee
APPENDIX I
Part A. Local Rules
Part B. Specimen Local Rules
Part C. Conditions of the Competition
APPENDIX II
APPENDIX III
Handicaps
Rules of Amateur Status