Golf rules tweaked over use of video technology
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Golf took another stand against video evidence on Tuesday by announcing a new decision that would not penalize a player whose ball moves at rest if the movement is only detected by enhanced pictures.
It was the second time in the last two years that the US Golf Association and Royal & Ancient have established new guidelines involving video.
The next edition of "Decisions on the Rules of Golf" effective on January 1 will include three new decisions, the most significant being 18/4. It says that when "enhanced technological evidence" shows that a ball moved, it will not be deemed to have moved if not "reasonably discernible to the naked eye at the time."
The new decision did not stem from Tiger Woods being penalized two shots in the BMW Championship in September. His ball moved barely a dimple as he tried to remove a twig from in front of the ball. The movement was captured by a videographer, and the violation was detected by an editor going through the film. Even after watching video after his round, Woods said he thought the ball only oscillated.
At the time, rules officials already had gone through multiple drafts of the new decision.
The "Decisions" are updated every two years. The Rules of Golf are updated every four years.
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