Under the proposed rule, when taking relief the player would always be allowed the choice to substitute a ball or to use the original ball

A player would be allowed to touch loose impediments and touch the ground with hand or club in a penalty area.

Lateral relief is one of the options when dropping from a red penalty area.

Players would continue to drop a ball when taking relief, but the dropping procedure would be changed in several ways.

The current prohibition would be extended so that, once the player begins taking a stance for the stroke and until the stroke is made, the player's caddie must not deliberately stand on or close to an extension of the line of play behind th

Under the proposed rule, there would no longer be a penalty if a ball played from the putting green hits an unattended flagstick in the hole.

The proposed new rule would revise the procedure for when a ball on the putting green is moved by wind, water, or other natural forces, so that it must sometimes be replaced and sometimes be played from its new spot.

Under the proposed rule, there would no longer be a penalty if a player (or opponent) accidentally causes the player's ball to move on the putting green.

Under the proposed rule, the 'known of virtually certain' standard (meaning at least 95% likely) would apply to all questions of fact about why a ball at rest moved.

The prohibition of touching the line of play on the putting green would be eliminated.