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1. Search time – For a lost ball is reduced from 5 to 3 minutes.
2. Ball moved during search – Replace no penalty.
3. Embedded Ball – Free relief anywhere through the course.
4. Measuring a Drop – Use longest club (except putter).
5. Dropping – Drop from knee height, rather than shoulder.
6. Taking Stance on Wrong Green – is not permitted
7. Ball Unintentionally Hits Player or Equipment – No penalty
8. Double Hit – No penalty – counts as one stroke.
9. Touching Sand in Bunker – incidentally is permitted
10. Loose Impediments – Can be removed anywhere, including hazards
11. Dropping a Ball out of Bunker – 2 penalty strokes
12. Water Hazard – Now called “Penalty Areas”
13. Touching Ground in Penalty Area – No penalty.
14. Ball Moves on Green after being marked – Replace without penalty.
15. Ball Accidentally moved on Putting Green – Replace – No penalty.
16. All Damage to Green – Can now be repaired.
17. Positioning a Club for Alignment – is now not permitted.
18. Caddie assisting with Alignment – is now not permitted.
19. Putting with Flag Stick in Hole – is now permitted.
20. Ball Wedged against Flag Stick – and side of the hole is deemed as holed.
21. Animal holes – Free drop from holes and tracks left by all animals (except for insects and worms).
