1996' MODIFICATIONS TO THE RULES.

DEFINITIONS

Ball in play
If a player substitutes another ball when not so permitted, that ball is not a wrong ball; it becomes the ball in play. (Check also 15-1 and 20-4).


Ground Under Repair; Water hazard; Lateral Water Hazard
The Committee may make a Local Rule prohibiting play from an environmentally-sensitive area which has been defined as ground under repair, a water hazard or a lateral water hazard.

REGLAS

Rule 6-7. Undue Delay; Slow Play

For the purpose of preventing slow play, the Committee may, in the conditions of a competition, lay down pace of play guidelines including maximum periods of time allowed to complete a stipulated round, a hole or a stroke.

Rule 6-8. Discontinuance of Play; Resumption of Play

The Committee may provide in the conditions of a competition that, in potentially dangerous situations, play shall be discontinued immediately following a suspension of play by the Committee. The Play shall be resumed from where it was discontinued, even if resumption occurs on a subsequent day.

Rule 15-1. Wrong Ball; Substituting the Ball. Rule 20-4.

A player must hole out with the ball played from the teeing ground unless a Rule permits him to substitute another ball. If a player substitutes another ball when not so permitted, the player shall incur a penalty of loss of hole in match play or two strokes in stroke play.

Regla 25-1a. Abnormal Ground Conditions, Embedded Ball and Wrong Putting Green

The Committee may make a Local Rule denying the player relief from interference with his stance by an abnormal ground condition.

Rule 33-2b. New Holes.

Where a single round is to be played on more than one day, the Committee may provide in the conditions of a competition that the holes and teeing grounds may be differently situated on each day of the competition..