If you play a round using preferred lies, is your score acceptable to post for your Handicap Index? Rules Guy has the answer. The post Rules Guy: Are scores using preferred lies acceptable for posting ...

If you watch pro golf tournaments being played in the rain, you might notice the amount of effort caddies and players take to ...

It can sometimes seem that the Rules of Golf are out to get you and not devised to be fair or work at all in your favor (ball ...

Golf is hard enough that introducing "stingy" flagsticks at a golf course seems just plain cruel. Granted, if you're putting, you should always pull the flagstick out as you gain virtually no ...

Sometimes in golf, it matters what you say or don't say. For example, if you aren't sure your tee shot is safe and you want to play a provisional ball, you must actually tell someone in your group ...

As much as the USGA and R&A have done to simplify the Rules of Golf, there never seems to be a shortage of gaffes occurring on the professional tours and at major amateur events. In 2025, there seemed ...

When there's a sprinkler head between your ball and the green, you may be entitled to free relief - but only in certain circumstances. The post Have you been applying this common golf rule incorrectly ...

Golf is a complex sport and the rules must reflect that. But is the rule book too complicated and does that allow cheats to ...

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