New PGA TOUR Rule Will Limit Information Players Can Use On Greens
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2021-11-04
The PGA TOUR’s Player Advisory Council has expressed its support for a new rule that could dramatically impact how players and caddies read greens.
Gone will be the highly-detailed books that use technology to reveal the secrets behind the smallest slope on a putting surface. Instead, players and caddies will be required to use approved yardage books that only provide general information about a green’s contours. A player or caddie can add additional notes to his or her yardage book, but those notes will be limited to information garnered from first-hand observations and experiences.
The Local Rule and new Tournament Regulation will be presented to the PGA TOUR Policy Board at its November 8 meeting, for January 1, 2022 implementation.