Section 7: Violations & Penalties

Under the Rules of Golf 2023, the general penalty is defined as: two strokes in stroke play, and loss of hole in match play. Unless a specific Rule provides for a different penalty, the general penalty applies (Rule 1.3c(4)).

Source: Rule 1.3, Rule 18.1, Rule 17.1, Rule 19.2, Rule 19.3, Rule 7.4, Rule 14.1, Rule 6.3, Rule 8.1, Rule 14.7, Rule 12.2, Rule 10.2, Rule 5.3, Rule 4.1, Rule 10.1, Rule 3.3, Rule 1.2, Rule 13.2, Rule 13.1, Rule 9.3

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