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

13. Ball Played as it Lies

14. Striking the Ball

15. Substituted Ball; Wrong Ball

THE PUTTING GREEN

16. The Putting Green

BALL MOVED DEFLECTED OR STOPPED

17. The Flagstick

18. Ball at Rest Moved

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

23. Loose Impediments

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

29. Threesomes and Foursomes

30. Three-Ball, Best-Ball and Four-Ball Match Play

31. Four-Ball Stroke Play

32. Bogey, Par and Stableford Competitions

ADMINISTRATION

33. The Committee

34. Disputes and Decisions

APPENDIX I

Part A. Local Rules

Part B. Specimen Local Rules

Part C. Conditions of the Competition

APPENDIX II

Design of Clubs

APPENDIX III

The Ball

Handicaps
Rules of Amateur Status

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