Posted on 10/21/2018 3:14:21 PM PDT by sodpoodle
PGA RULE CHANGES IN EFFECT 1/1/2019 FOR GOLFERS AGE 65+
Rule 9.k.34(a) - If a tree is between the ball and the hole, and the tree is deemed to be younger than the player, then the ball can be moved without penalty. This is so because this is simply a question of timing; when the player was younger, the tree was not there so the player is being penalized because of his age.
Rule 1.a.5 - A ball sliced or hooked into the rough shall be lifted and placed on the fairway at a point equal to the distance it carried or rolled into the rough with no penalty. The senior player should not be penalized for tall grass which ground keepers failed to mow.
Rule 2.d.6 (B) - A ball hitting a tree shall be deemed NOT to have hit the tree. This is simply bad luck and luck has no place in a scientific game. The senior player must estimate the distance the ball would have traveled if it had not hit the tree, and play the ball from there.
Rule 3.B.3(G) - There shall be no such thing as a lost ball. The missing ball is on or near the course and will eventually be found and pocketed by someone else, thereby making it a stolen ball. The senior player is not to compound the felony by charging himself with a penalty.
Rule 4.c.7(h) - If a putt passes over a hole without dropping, it is deemed to have dropped. The Law of Gravity supersedes the Rules of Golf.
5. - Putts that stop close enough to the cup that they could be blown in, may be blown in. This does not apply to balls more than three inches from the hole. No one wants to make a mockery of the game.
Rule 6.a.9(k) - There is no penalty for so-called “out of bounds.” If penny-pinching golf course owners bought sufficient land, this would not occur. The senior player deserves an apology, not a penalty.
Rule 7.G.15(z) - There is no penalty for a ball in a water hazard, as golf balls should float. Senior players should not be penalized for any shortcomings of the manufacturers.
Rule 8.k.9(S) - Advertisements claim that golf scores can be improved by purchasing new golf equipment. Since this is financially impractical for many senior players, one-half stroke per hole may be subtracted for using old equipment.
Please advise all your senior friends of these important rule changes and keep multiple copies in your golf bag.
Those not following the rules need to be provided a copy.
If I Still played golf a copy of these rules would be in my bag!
Funny. Used to play a lot. Went to the state regional in High School and crashed in the tourney.
But, was a scratch player for many years and then about 15 years ago I simply quit. Have not had a club in my hands since. Why, I do not know.
an old golf joke,
A young man and an old man are playing golf,they reach the 3rd hole,a dogleg with a large tree at the corner.
The old man says,”When I was your age I could drive it right over that tree.”
The young man trys and fails,ends up with a terrible lie.
The old man says,”When I was your age that tree was alot shorter.”
My late mother was a DEDICATED golfer and she took pride in the fact that it was a game where the player called penalties on themselves. Even in a tournament, you can have a player call a penalty without a judge.
Her contempt for Bill Clinton came from the famous way he abused the rules. It is one thing when it is just friends having fun and all are in agreement about being loose with the rules. It is another thing when it is a leader who shows open contempt for the rules, but then again, it was Bill!
I do not play, but ROFL!!!
Thanks, love the “new” rules.
For anyone who doesn’t realize. This is a joke. ALL of these “rules” are completely bogus.
Hilarious! I especially like rule 3.B.3. In fact if I happen to play expensive balls gifted to me by a friend, then if my ball is ‘missing’ I should be able to deduct a stroke to compensate for the lost ball.
Whaddaya mean bogus. Don't you want the geezers ahead of you to keep moving forward rather than slowing you down searching for lost balls and replaying horrible shots?
Classic
fore y’all
I see what y’all did there.
Been a while since I golfed but may take it up again with these rules....
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