Hi Linda,
Is it allowed to adjust the loft of your driver during the
play? (R9 TaylorMade)
Is this then considered to be an additional club?
Greetings from
Lou in Belgium
Dear Lou,
A player is not permitted to change the lie (loft) of any
club during his round [Rule 4-2a]. The penalty for carrying an altered club is two strokes per hole, maximum four per
round (in match play, the state of the match is adjusted by deducting one hole,
maximum two per round). The penalty for making
a stroke with an altered club is disqualification.
The only way to avoid penalty after altering a club is to immediately discard it or declare it
out of play. You may not avoid penalty by restoring the original lie, because
it is impossible to do so exactly [Decision 4-2/2]. You may not replace an
altered club during a round, since it was not damaged during the normal course
of play [Rule 4-3b].
Linda
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