Driver D-Day has arrived!

The R & A’s restrictions on driver technology are now in force and any player taking part in a club competition using a ‘hot face’ driver that exceeds the limits will technically be cheating just as much as they would by disregarding any other rule of golf.

This new rule at club level will be largely self-policing so it’s up to individual players to ensure that they don’t enter our competitions using an illegal club.

We ask that you check that your driver is not on the non-conforming driver list which can be accessed from the R & A’s website - please click the following link:

click here R&A Conforming Driver Heads

The list, arranged in alphabetical order by manufacturer, includes the details of all of the drivers known to the R&A which have, at some time, been in the marketplace and which do not conform to the Appendix II, 4c of the 2008 edition of the Rules of Golf for 'spring-effect'. This action will be sufficient at club level.

There is really no need to consult the other list, that of Conforming Driver Heads. This list cannot possibly include those manufacturers who have not submitted their clubs for testing or include those drivers manufactured before this hullabaloo started – simply verify that your driver is not mentioned on the non-conforming list and you are covered as far as Glen Gorse Golf Club is concerned.