Golf Rules Reviews by the WWGA Golf Rules Maven

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Welcome to a series of newsletters to the WWGA on the Rules of Golf. 

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In 2019, we saw major exciting and welcomed changes to the Rules of Golf. The changes were jointly written and administered by USGA and the R&A (which covers the rules outside the US) and adopted around the world.   In 2020, the major change that was implemented was a complete re-vamp of the Handicap System by the USGA and the R&A. They took the best of 6 systems used around the world and merged them into one system. The first document below, "World Handicap System Overview" is a brief overview. Subsequent issues will focus on more specific topics.

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If there is a specific rules topic you would like covered, please send an email to  wwgagolfmaven@gmail.com

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Many thanks and hit 'em long and straight!

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The WWGA Golf Rules Maven

• Issue I - New World Golf Handicap System 2020 Overview

• Issue II - Acceptable Rounds to Post

• Issue III - Posting Your Scores

• Issue IV - Oh What a Relief It Is

• Issue V - Penalties Eliminated

• Issue VI - Times You Think You May Get Relief But Don't

• Issue VII - Please Relief Me, Let Me Play

• Issue VIII - Back to Basics

• Special Issue - When to Pick Up

• Issue IX - Lost and Found

• Issue X - Local relief - Not as Simple as it Sounds

• Issue XI - Fairly Taking a Stance

• Issue XII - Moving Tee Markers

• Issue XIII - Lift Clean & Place

• Issue XIV - Are You In or Are You Out?

• Issue XV - How to Get Disqualified From a Golf Tournament

• Issue XVI - Giving Advice

• Issue XVII - Match Play Overview

• Issue XVIII - Match Play Rules - Concessions and Order of Play

• Issue XIX - More Match Play Rules

• Issue XX - 2021 Golf Course Turf Survey Report

• Issue XXI - Using Par plus Handicap Stroke(s) vs. your Maximum Score in GHIN

• Issue XXII - New Drop Zone on Stony Lick #9

• Issue XXIII - On the Fringe or Not?

• Issue XXIV - Ball on Cart Path & Provisional Ball over Water

• Issue XXV - Course Ratings & Shorter Tees

• issue XXVI - How to Accurately Keep Keep Track of Your Strokes on a Hole

• Issue XXVII - You Might Be a Slow Player If.....

• Issue XXVIII - Top 5 Etiquette Improprieties

• Issue XXIX - Golf Etiquette Faux Pas Continued

• Issue XXX - Maximum Stroke Play - What is it?

• Issue XXXI - Wrong Ball or Wrong Place