2019 New Rules – Instruction Videos
As of 1 January 2019, the new golf rules come into effect. So with the aid of resources from Golf Australia to support your transition we will be posting over the next weeks Golf Australia’s simple, bite-sized videos and accompanying explanations. Golf Australia has organised these in eight categories so keep an eye out as we post.
VIDEO: Measuring relief area where ball must be dropped and played (1:19min)
Your relief area for dropping a ball will be a fixed size of either one or two club-lengths using the longest club in your bag, other than your …Read more
VIDEO: New procedure for dropping ball (0.40min)
Your ball must be let go from knee height and fall through the air without touching any part of your body or equipment. Read more
VIDEO: Where dropped ball must come to rest (0.48min)
Your ball must come to rest in the relief area where it was dropped, or else it must be redropped. Read more
A fixed distance of the longest club in your bag, other than your putter, will be used for measuring. Read more
VIDEO: How to take sideways relief (0.53min)
In taking lateral relief, you will drop within two club-lengths of where your ball entered the penalty area. The size of a club-length will always be … Read more
One of your options for relief from either a red or yellow penalty area will be called back-on-the-line relief. Read more