Equipment > Clubs

• A player is allowed to carry 14 clubs. Clubs carried by a spectator and non-conforming clubs count towards the club limit. 4.1b(1)  
• A player who starts with less than 14 clubs may add clubs during the round, but must not add or borrow a club from anyone on the course or build a club while on the course. 4.1b(1) and 4.1b(4)
• A club is not counted as added until that club or another club is used. Interpretation 4.1b(1)/4  
• Partners may share clubs if the total number of clubs is no more than 14. Foursomes: 22.5; Four-Ball: 23.7
• In stroke play, the penalty for carrying too many clubs is a 2 stroke penalty per hole (4 stroke maximum).
• In match play, the penalty for carrying too many clubs is a match adjustment penalty (2 hole maximum). A match adjustment penalty is not a loss of hole, it is when the status of the match is increased or decreased by the number of holes involved. It is possible to be 4 up after 2 holes. 4.1b(1)
• A damaged or broken club may be used. 4.1a(1)
• A damaged club must not be replaced unless it was damaged by an outside influence 4.1b(3)
  ^* (See Clarification of Rule 4.1b(3) and MLR G-9 for a club damaged by the player during the round.)
• A damaged club may only be repaired using its original components (clubhead, shaft, and grip). 4.1a(2)
• A player is not allowed to make a stroke with a non-conforming club. 4.1a(1)  
• A player is not allowed to make a stroke with a club that has been altered (other than being restored to its original condition). 4.1a(3)