211 25.5c Modification of Rule 10.3 (Caddies) The aide for a player with an intellectual disability may also serve as the player’s caddie, but is not required to do so. The player may have both an aide and a caddie at the same time, in which case: • That aide must not carry or handle the player’s clubs except in helping the player in taking a stance or lining up before making the stroke (if authorized by the Committee), or in helping the player as a courtesy as provided in the definition of caddie. But this does not modify Rule 10.2b(3) (No Setting Down Object to Help With Aiming, Taking Stance or Swinging). • If that aide carries or handles the player’s clubs in breach of this Rule, the player has two caddies at the same time and gets the general penalty for each hole where that breach happened (see Rule 10.3a(1)). 25.5d Modification of Rule 14.1b (Who May Lift Ball) When a player’s ball lies on the putting green, Rule 14.1b is modified so that the player’s aide, in addition to their caddie, may lift the ball without the player’s authorization. 25.5e Players with Both Intellectual and Physical Disabilities For players with both intellectual and physical disabilities, it is recommended that the Committee use a combination of the Rules in Rule 25 so that both types of disabilities are addressed. 25.6 General Provisions for All Categories of Disability 25.6a Unreasonable Delay In applying Rule 5.6a’s prohibition on unreasonable delay to players with disabilities: • Each Committee should use its discretion and set its own reasonable standards taking into account the difficulty of the course, the weather conditions (in view of the impact they could have on the use of assistive mobility devices), the nature of the competition and the extent of the disabilities of the players competing. • Taking these factors into account, it may be appropriate for Committees to use a more relaxed interpretation of what constitutes unreasonable delay. Rule 25
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