2019 Rules - New Terminology

Below are old golf terms that are no longer in use or newly-defined,
(in gray) followed by the new term (in red).
Rules Tidbit: The 2019 Rules are written in International English,
which is the language used by the United Nations. Hence you will see
honour (with the "u"), practise (with the "s"), get a penalty (instead
of "incur"), etc. Apparently using International English facilitates
translating the Rules into other languages.
In alphabetical order by "Old Term."
See the second list below for alphabetical order by "New Term."
Old Term	New Term
Abnormal Ground Condition	Abnormal Course Condition
Addressing the Ball	no new term
All Square	Tied hole (match play)
As soon as practicable	As soon as reasonably possible
Ball cut, cracked, or out of shape	Ball cut or cracked
Burrowing Animal	Animal
Casual Water	Temporary Water
Closely mown	Cut to fairway height or less
Competitor	Player
Conditions of the Competition	Terms of the Competition
Deem ball unplayable	Decide ball is unplayable
Environmentally Sensitive Area	No Play Zone
Fellow Competitor	Another player in the same group
File a claim (match play)	Request a ruling
Flagline	Back-on-the-line
Forecaddie	no new term
GUR–Mandatory Relief	No Play Zone
Halved (hole in match play)	Tied
Hazard	Penalty Area
He	He or she
His	His or her
Incur (a penalty)	Get (a penalty)
Lateral Water Hazard	Penalty Area
Line of Putt	Line of Play
Loss-of-Hole Penalty (match play)	General Penalty
Margin	Edge
Nearest Point of Relief	Nearest Point of Complete Relief
newly defined	Relief Area
newly defined	Animal Hole
newly defined	Ball-Marker
newly defined	Boundary Object
newly defined	Bunker
newly defined	Drop
newly defined	Integral Object
newly defined	Known or Virtually Certain
newly defined	Mark
newly defined	Point of Maximum Available Relief
newly defined	Replace
newly defined	Substitute
newly defined	Club-Length (length of longest
	club, putter excluded)
no old term	Natural Forces
no old term	Conditions Affecting the Stroke
no old term	Maximum Score
Observer	no new term
Outside Agency	Outside Influence
Permit	Allow
Recall a stroke (match play)	Cancel a stroke (match play)
Rub of the Green	no new term
Score card	Scorecard
Serious Breach of Etiquette	Serious Misconduct
Spoon (the ball)	Scoop (the ball)
Stipulated Round	Round
Teeing Ground	Teeing Area
Through the Green	General Area
Two-Stroke Penalty (stroke play)	General Penalty
Undue Delay	Unreasonable Delay
Verify (score)	Certify (score)
Water Hazard	Penalty Area
New Term	Old Term
Abnormal Course Condition	Abnormal Ground Condition
Allow	Permit
Animal	Burrowing Animal
Animal Hole	newly defined
Another player in the same group	Fellow Competitor
As soon as reasonably possible	As soon as practicable
Back-on-the-line	Flagline
Ball cut or cracked	Ball cut, cracked, or out of shape
Ball-Marker	newly defined
Boundary Object	newly defined
Bunker	newly defined
Cancel a stroke (match play)	Recall a stroke (match play)
Certify (score)	Verify (score)
Club-Length (length of longest	newly defined
club, putter excluded)
Conditions Affecting the Stroke	no old term
Cut to fairway height or less	Closely mown
Decide ball is playable	Deem ball unplayable
Drop	newly defined
Edge	Margin
General Area	Through the Green
General Penalty	Loss-of-Hole Penalty (match play)
General Penalty	Two-Stroke Penalty (stroke play)
Get (a penalty)	Incur (a penalty)
He or she	He
His or her	His
Integral Object	newly defined
Known or Virtually Certain	newly defined
Line of Play	Line of Putt
Mark	newly defined
Maximum Score	no old term
Natural Forces	no old term
Nearest Point of Complete Relief	Nearest Point of Relief
no new term	Addressing the Ball
no new term	Forecaddie
no new term	Observer
no new term	Rub of the Green
No Play Zone	Environmentally Sensitive Area;
	GUR–Mandatory Relief
Outside Influence	Outside Agency
Penalty Area	Hazard
Penalty Area	Lateral Water Hazard
Penalty Area	Water Hazard
Player	Competitor
Point of Maximum Available Relief	newly defined
Relief Area	newly defined
Replace	newly defined
Request a ruling (match play)	File a claim
Round	Stipulated Round
Scoop (the ball)	Spoon (the ball)
Scorecard	Score card
Serious Misconduct	Serious Breach of Etiquette
Substitute	newly defined
Teeing Area	Teeing Ground
Temporary Water	Casual Water
Tied hole (match play)	Halved
Tied match (match play)	All Square
Terms of the Competition	Conditions of the Competition
Unreasonable Delay	Undue delay
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