Rules of Golf Review: I shot an 84 but it posted like I shot an 81. What gives?

There are loads of golf rules out there, and quite a few have stirred up debate lately. Golf has no shortage of rules, many ...

There are tons of different golf rules out there, many of which can be confusing AF for any level of player, not just beginner golfers. From the most absurd, like the Water Bottle Rule, to the most ...

You don't have to dig very far into the Rules of Golf to find out that golfers who are competing can't agree to ignore any rules when they play. In fact, Rule 1.3b(1) says that if two or more players ...

Golfers often swap out balls in the middle of the round, but not necessarily because they want to. Errant shots go AWOL, which forces new balls to be put into play. What happens, though, if you ...

Sometimes it takes just one shot to change your fate in golf. Often that opportunity presents itself at a major, where the best field is assembled and the spoils are more than a simple trophy and a ...

Oh, man. It’s bad enough that you didn’t realize you just dropped closer to the hole after taking relief from a sprinkler head, but then you double-downed by fixing a raised divot on your line of play ...

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It’s coming up on five years since the 2019 Masters. The tournament, of course, is most memorable for Tiger Woods thrilling win for a fifth career green jacket. But Rules of Golf junkies are likely to ...

Winter golf rules are a specific set of rules that apply to golf throughout the winter months, their aim being both to ...

Golf is a fun and rewarding sport, but the rules can seem a little confusing when you’re just starting out. Like football, basketball and many other sports, golf has its own unique set of guidelines ...

While golf can have a complicated scoring system and many nuanced rules, the standard premise can be boiled down to three rules: Play the ball as it lies. Play the course as you find it If unable to ...