Equipment You are Allowed to Use

Damaged Clubs

Use of damaged clubs: You may keep using any club that is damaged during the round, no matter how it happens (for example, even if you damaged it in anger).
Replacement of damaged clubs: You may not replace a damaged club, unless you were not responsible for causing the damage.

To read more about these changes, download the summary explanations.

Substituting another ball for a cut or cracked ball: You may substitute another ball if your ball in play on a hole has become cut or cracked while playing that hole; but you are no longer allowed to change balls solely because the ball has become “out of shape.”

To read more about these changes, download the summary explanation.

DMDs allowed: You may use DMDs to measure distance, except when prohibited by Local Rule (this reverses the default position in the current Rules).

To read more about these changes, download the summary explanation.

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