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This publication contains permissible modifications
to the Rules of Golf for use by disabled golfers. This is not intended
to be a revision of the Rules of Golf as they apply to able-bodied
players. As is the case for the Rules of Golf themselves, these
modifications, along with the philosophy expressed herein, have
been agreed upon by the United States Golf Association and the R&A
in St. Andrews, Scotland.
In modifying the Rules of Golf for golfers with disabilities, the
desired result should allow the disabled golfer to play equitably
with an able-bodied individual or a golfer with another type of
disability. It is important to understand that this critical objective
will occasionally result in a modification to a Rule which may seem
unfair at first glance because a more simplified answer may appear
to exist when two golfers with the same disability are playing against
one another.
From a practical standpoint, it is useful to subdivide disabled
golfers into groups, each one of which has a need for somewhat different
Rules modifications. Five such groups are easily identified. They
are blind golfers, amputee golfers, golfers requiring canes or crutches,
golfers requiring wheelchairs, and mentally handicapped golfers.
This modification of the Rules of Golf for disabled golfers is intended
to provide a means by which they may play equitably with able-bodied
golfers or other golfers with disabilities. Hopefully, all of the
issues have been addressed, although it is anticipated that continued
analysis and further modification will be necessary, as is the case
for the Rules of Golf.
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