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SECTION II
GOLF CLUBS AND BALLS
RULE 1. THE GOLF CLUB AND GOLF BALL
GOLF
1. Use of Illegal Clubs or Balls Prohibited
Players shall not use clubs or balls which do not conform to the
regulations laid down in clauses z and 3 of this Rule.
2. Form and
Make of Golf Club
The golf club comprises a shaft and a head which do not contain
any mechanical contrivance, such as springs. -
Club faces shall not have any degree of concavity nor more than
one angle of loft, nor any lines, dots, or other markings with sharp
or rough edges, made with the obvious purpose of putting an
additional spin on the ball. Insets in the faces of iron clubs are not
allowed.
The head of a golf club shall be so constructed that the length
of the head from the back of the heel to the toe shall be greater than
the breadth from the face to the back of the head.
The shaft shall be fixed to the heel, or to a neck, socket or hose
which terminates at the heel. The lower part of the shaft shall, if
produced, meet the heel of the club, or a point opposite the heel,
either to right or left, when the club is soled in the ordinary position
for play.
The mallet-headed type of club, or club with neck so bent as to
produce a similar effect, is illegal.
Note.
—If a
manufacturer is in doubt as to the legality of a club
which he proposes to manufacture, he should submit a sample to
the Rules of Golf Committee for their ruling : such sample to
become the property of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.
Andrews for reference purposes.
3. The
Ball
The weight of the ball shall be
not greater
than i.6z ozs. avoir-
dupois, and the size
not less
than 1.62 ins. in diameter.
Penalty for breach of Rule—Disqualification.
RULE 2. RESTRICTED TO FOURTEEN CLUBS
Before starting a stipulated round the player shall select his clubs,
which must not exceed fourteen in number. He is limited to the
clubs so selected for that round, except that, without unduly
delaying play, he may
(i) If he started with fewer than fourteen, add as many as will
bring his total to that number ;
(ii) Replace a club which becomes unfit for play in the normal
course o£ play.
The addition or replacement of a club or clubs must not be
made by borrowing from a partner, opponent or fellow-competitor,
Penalty for breach
of
Rule—Disqualification.