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Re: Club limits?

• Squatch031 197 Posts

  Thu, Jan 19 2023 4:04 PM

  The PGA is now allowing players to  carry up to 18 clubs as opposed to the 14 club limit.  Does WGT have any plans to do the same?  I would think so as this would increase club sales in the pro shop as people buy additional drivers, wedges, etc. 

• callaghan159 6,351 Posts

  Fri, Jan 20 2023 3:39 AM

  Never heard this but if it is true I would purchase a hybrid, Cheers

   

• alosso 21,070 Posts

  Fri, Jan 20 2023 7:07 AM

  Squatch031:

  The PGA is now allowing players to  carry up to 18 clubs as opposed to the 14 club limit.

  Any link or quote to support / detail this claim?

  My short search didn't reveal it.

• PureGro1 1,656 Posts

  Fri, Jan 20 2023 7:16 AM

  alosso:

  Squatch031:

  The PGA is now allowing players to  carry up to 18 clubs as opposed to the 14 club limit.

  Any link or quote to support / detail this claim?

  My short search didn't reveal it.

  https://www.prweb.com/releases/2022/12/prweb19053502.htm

  RALEIGH, N.C. (PRWEB) DECEMBER 03, 2022

  "GHA’s new rules of golf changes are sure to either be loved or hated by golfers and tournament organizations worldwide. These are not your normal small incremental changes. These changes fundamentally change the way the game is played in many aspects.

  From increasing the maximum number of clubs golfers can carry from 14 to 18 clubs, eliminating 2 stroke out of bounds, free drop for balls in divots in the fairway, lift rake and place in bunkers, 3 putts max, no limit on driver COR, MOI, increasing max driver cc’s from 460 to 600cc’s, free relief from roots and rocks, no groove restrictions, allowing alignment sticks, green slope measuring devices, elevation, and information processing devices and making golf carts legal for tournament play, these changes are sure to turn heads"

• Cicero733 2,309 Posts

  Fri, Jan 20 2023 7:50 AM

  GHA may rhyme with PGA and R&A but I don’t believe it’s a regulatory body

• craigswan 31,731 Posts

  Fri, Jan 20 2023 7:58 AM

   R&A and USGA confirm these changes .

• PureGro1 1,656 Posts

  Fri, Jan 20 2023 9:20 AM

  Cicero733:

  GHA may rhyme with PGA and R&A but I don’t believe it’s a regulatory body

  Ya, I get that...and have no idea if PGA will follow or not, just providing the link I found but had a hard time making sense of who/what the GHA was...

  craigswan:

   R&A and USGA confirm these changes .

  Actually I don't think they do...This is 2023 rules and page 40 Rule #4

  Rule 4 4.1b Limit of 14 Clubs; Sharing, Adding or Replacing Clubs During Round (1) Limit of 14 Clubs. A player must not: • Start a round with more than 14 clubs, or • Have more than 14 clubs during the round. This limit includes all clubs carried by or for the player. But it does not include parts of a broken club and separated parts (such as a clubhead, shaft or grip) that are being carried by or for a player at the start of their round. If the player starts a round with fewer than 14 clubs, they may add clubs during the round up to the 14-club limit (see Rule 4.1b(4) for restrictions in doing this). 

   https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/c42c7bf4-dca7-00ea-4f2e-373223f80f76/48712d47-76dc-4fd3-add1-53972c021580/2023%20Rules%20of%20Golf.pdf

   

• Cicero733 2,309 Posts

  Fri, Jan 20 2023 9:35 AM

  I took a look at the online versions of the Rules of Golf and both sets still list a limit of 14 clubs. Would be nice if there was something valid behind the GHA statement.

• craigswan 31,731 Posts

  Fri, Jan 20 2023 11:24 AM

  R&A and USGA confirm these changes .

  Got that one wrong .

  I apologise .

• Gepetto1958 4,275 Posts

  Fri, Jan 20 2023 1:00 PM

  Let me dream and my choice would be a driver, an hybrid and two more wedges :-)