Was 2019 a good year for golf?

In January 1, 2019, the most significant reworking of the Rules of Golf for a generation came into operation. The objectives were to simplify, increase fairness and speed up play. There were early grumblings within the professional ranks and, like any significant alteration to an established code, the transition has taken time.

The changes to increase fairness, like no penalty for being struck by a rebounding ball, have been received well at club level. But the flag-in rule hasn’t quite worked as expected, and anecdotal evidence suggests many are yet