If your ball lands on a cart path and the nearest point of relief is OB, what should you do? Rules Guy has the answer. The ...
The Rules of Golf are tricky! Thankfully, we’ve got the guru. Our Rules Guy knows the book front to back. Got a question? He’s got all the answers. I hit my tee shot on a par 3 well over the green ...
The USGA's AI-powered Rules assistant is designed to provide instant answers to Rules of Golf questions through the GHIN app.
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 ...
Whether it's measuring the teeing area or determining the size of a relief area when you have to drop or place a ball while applying a rule, you might think you have some latitude in terms of what ...
Even rules officials in pro events make mistakes from time to time. Here's what happens when that occurs, and what you need ...
Ask golfers how the Rules of Golf impact their round, and almost all will say that they add strokes to their score. It’s not an unreasonable perspective. We are conditioned, especially in sports, to ...
The more familiar you are with the Rules of Golf, the better you can use them to your advantage - sometimes in the most ...
Did you know the USGA Rules team fields nearly 20,000 questions a year from golfers via phone, email, and the USGA Rules of Golf mobile app? The “hotline” is free and open to anyone, and we allow ...
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