Comparing Rules – 2019 and 2023 Changes

Here is everything you need to know about the rules changes for 2023 and how they compare to 2019.

This chart summarizes the substantive changes between the 2019 and 2023 Rules of Golf. While this document provides more detail than the principal changes noted in the front of both the Rules of Golf and Official Guide to the Rules of Golf, it does not detail every minor change that has been made. This chart does not detail points that were covered by the 2019 – 2022 Clarifications document as many of those points have been incorporated into the applicable Rule without the outcome changing.

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