| A golf iron is a tool designed to be used for | | | | all permissible methods of adjustment. The |
| striking the ball and primarily comes in three | | | | adjustment cannot be willingly made. All adjustable |
| forms: woods, irons and putters notable by shape | | | | parts are strictly fixed and there is no reasonable |
| and intended use. A putter is a club with a loft not | | | | likelihood of them working loose during a round, |
| exceeding ten degrees designed mainly employed | | | | and all changes of adjustment conform to the |
| on the putting green. | | | | rules. During a stipulated round, the playing |
| The golf club must not be materially dissimilar | | | | characteristics of a club must not be intentionally |
| from the conventional and conventional form and | | | | altered by adjustment or by any other means. |
| make. The club must be composed of a shaft | | | | The overall length of the clubs must be at least |
| and a head, and it may also have a additional | | | | 18 inches (0.457 m) and except for putters, must |
| material added to the shaft to enable the player | | | | not exceed 48 inches (1.210 m). For woods and |
| to obtain a unfaltering hold. All parts of the club | | | | irons, the measurement of length is taken when |
| must be tight so that the club is one unit, and it | | | | the club is lying on a horizontal plane, and the sole |
| must have no external accessories. reservations | | | | is set against a 60 degree plane. The length is |
| may be made for attachments that do not affect | | | | defined as the distance from the point of the |
| the performance of the club. | | | | intersection between the two planes to the top |
| All irons may combine gadgets for weight | | | | of the grip. For putters, the measurement of |
| adjustment. Other forms of adaptability may also | | | | length is taken from the top of the grip along the |
| be allowed upon evaluation by the (R&A) Rule of | | | | axis of the shaft or a straight line extension of it |
| Amateur Status. The following conditions apply to | | | | to the sole of the club. |