Simplifying The Rules: It Can Be Done!
/Former USGA Rules staffers John Morrissett and David Hayes were anti-rule simplifiers until they made the bold move to try simplifying the Rules of Golf.
They've now launched a website with two cracks at simplification.
When we were mid-way through our first draft, we learned from USGA President Glen Nager that the R&A and USGA were undertaking a similar project, looking at whether significant simplification of the Rules of Golf is in fact possible. After that conversation, we questioned whether our draft went far enough. We therefore decided to produce two versions - one (Code One) that is based on the current Rules of Golf and another (Code Two) that is dramatically different. We were not sure which we would prefer; today we have a preference for Code Two. We feature both versions on this site for completeness and because we imagine there could be a healthy debate as to which is preferred.
They've established their website to "release the project and supporting documents in hopes of initiating serious discussion on the matter."
