With just a few weeks until the launch of GolfRSA’s Rules Modernisation seminars, time is running out to sign up to qualify as an R&A-accredited rules official.
With the R&A and the USGA having announced final changes to the Rules of Golf for 2019, it is vital that all golfers, golf administrators, referees, golf directors and PGA professionals understand this fundamental modernisation of the Rules in order to run golf competitions effectively, write Local Rules, mark the course and of course, play the game.
GolfRSA will be running a country-wide series of R&A-accredited two-day Golf Rules Modernisation Seminars in order to educate everyone involved in golf administration about the changes in the Rules of Golf.
The two-day courses cost R1 000 per person and include preparation material, rules books, lunch and tea on both days.
To book your place at a Rules Modernisation Seminar near you, simply download this Entry form and follow the instructions.
Here is the programme for the seminars:


Seminar dates and venues:
| Year | Winner | Venue | Score | Team winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Aldrich Potgieter | Leopard Creek | 136 (36 holes) | South Africa |
| 2022 | Casey Jarvis | Leopard Creek | 273 | South Africa |
| 2021 | Casey Jarvis | Glendower | 267 | No team event |
| 2020 | Martin Vorster | Leopard Creek | 284 | South Africa |
| 2019 | Euan Walker (SCO) | Leopard Creek | 277 | England |
| 2018 | James du Preez Jr | Glendower | 274 | South Africa Juniors |
| 2017 | Liam Johnstone (SCO) | Leopard Creek | 280 | Scotland |
| 2016 | Albert Venter | Leopard Creek | 274 | Scotland |