Six weeks into the new year, the new set of golf rules have their first adjustment on caddies standing behind their players.
SOURCE: StarTribune
Golf adjusts rule on caddies standing behind players
February 6, 2019
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Golf’s two governing bodies released a clarification on the rule aimed at caddies no longer being able to help players line up a shot. The rule now says a player can avoid the penalty if he backs away from his stance and starts over anywhere on the golf course, and not just the putting green.
It also says caddies will not be in violation if they are standing behind their player without being aware the players are stepping into their stances.
The clarification was in response to a two-shot penalty on Denny McCarthy at the Phoenix Open that later was rescinded so the rule could be studied.