Golf rules tweaked over use of video techno..

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Golfers will no longer be penalized if their ball moves from a rest position without their knowledge under new rules next year by the sport's governing bodies.

The U.S. Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club addressed the issue of video technology while announcing several rule changes Tuesday.

In a joint statement, the organizations said that when "enhanced technological evidence" shows a ball has changed location, it "will not be deemed to have moved if that movement was not reasonably discernible to the naked eye at the time."

The R&A and the USGA say improved technology has "brought a new level of scrutiny to rules issues arising in elite golf tournaments" and an "increasing number of inquiries to officials from television viewers and others."

Golf rules tweaked over use of video technology