Well Rory just assessed a two shot penalty for touching a clump of sand behind his ball that he thought was a rock.
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I could have sworn you can accidentally touch the sand now.
Edit: yea, here it is:
The New Rule: Under Rules 12.2a and 12.2b, the player will be allowed to touch or move loose impediments in a bunker and will be generally allowed to touch the sand with a hand or club. You still can't intentionally touch the sand to “test” it. And you can't clip the sand during a practice swing.
Doesn't seem to be intentional to me. I really don't get the new rules in place if they aren't actually going to use them.