Are Rangefinders Allowed at Crown Australian Open 2025? Rules Explained While rangefinders have been allowed in some professional events, things are a bit different this week at the 2025 Australian Op

Laser rangefinders are widely used in golf because they provide quick, accurate yardages and help maintain the pace of play. Instead of players taking the time to manually calculate the yardages, rangefinders offer a quicker way to do that. And they are more accurate. While most professional events have made the use of rangefinders common, this week, at the 2025 Crown Australian Open, things were different.

Despite Rule 4.3a (1) allowing rangefinders in professional events since 2019, the Australian Open is not permitting them this week. So it means this week at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club , players must read the course themselves, judging distances, slopes, and breaks without any technological assistance.

But why the exception this week if the rule in 2019 allowed rangefinders in pr