Golf Rules Change After 267 Years

Friday, 28 October 2011 | by Pat's Picks

This week, nine items from the official book of golf rules were amended. The New York Times says “for serious golfers, the changes may as well have come inscribed on a pair of tablets delivered from a mountaintop.” The rule changes are that a) players will no longer be penalized a stroke if his or her ball is moved by the wind while it’s next to a player’s club. And 2)  it is now OK to smooth the sand down before playing on a bunker, if it doesn’t create an advantage for the player.

SOURCE: New York Times