As our Governments reduce or repeal COVID restrictions, the advice from the Home Unions is changing in response.
The current advice is to remove situations where the touching of course furniture or score cards is not permitted, along with rule adjustments to accommodate this.
The new advice, as restrictions are lifted, is to once again allow those touchpoints – flagsticks may be touched/removed, bunker rakes are to be allowed and score cards can be exchanged once more. Accordingly, as each Home Union provides this updated advice, all adjustments to the rules (as set out on Page 2 onwards) are rescinded and play will be according to the Rules of Golf and Rules of Handicapping.
The updated advice on returning acceptable scores is shown below:
You can download a copy of the document by clicking on the download button below:
Enjoy your golf
Tony