Rules & Scoring
Anchor Ban and Other Major Golf Rule Changes Coming in 2016
You have likely heard of the impending anchor ban, but the USGA and R&A have also made some changes to a few more rules for 2016.
First, they have decided to completely remove rule 18-2b involving a penalty stroke being assessed if the ball moves after address. Beginning in 2016, if the ball moves after a player addresses it, it is no longer an automatic one shot penalty. Instead, there must be clear evidence that the player caused the ball to move for there to be a penalty given.
Another major change to the rule book involves incorrectly scoring a hole when a penalty stroke is involved. Previously, rule 6-6d stated that a player would be “immediately disqualified for returning a score other than actually taken.” In 2016, an exception has been added that protects the player from unknowingly scoring a hole incorrectly due to an assessed penalty. If this should occur, instead of an automatic disqualification, the player will be given a two-stroke penalty.
For more information regarding the 2016 rule changes, check out the R&A Rules website and for those of you needing further clarification on what constitutes “anchoring” the club here are more details as explained by the R&A and USGA:
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