If a double hit ceases to be a penalty, whats to stop me rolling a 2' long putt in with a single slow swipe?
I believe there is no penalty but I think you have to count both times the club hits the ball as strokes. I think.
I think Tony was referring to continuous contact, not discrete double strikes.
Continuous contact would be one time, not "both" times.
Regardless, the Rules here are pretty clear and simple:
| | 2018 | 2019 |
| Pushing, Scraping, Spooning | Penalty | Penalty |
| Double-Hitting (or more) | Penalty | No Penalty |
Got it. Didn't fully get Tony's question.
Ok thanks. So rephrasing it as a statement.
From 2019 there will be no penalty for a player who taking a short putt, makes a second contact that changes the direction of the ball into the hole?