Rules RSS Feed

Rules: Caddie avoids penalty for testing surface of greens

Rules: Caddie avoids penalty for testing surface of greens

13 March GMT

Rule 16-1d seems fairly easy to understand when it states a player may not test the surface of any putting green by rolling a ball or roughi...

Full article
DQ for Whiteford in India for signing a wrong score

DQ for Whiteford in India for signing a wrong score

19 February GMT

In one of the most bizarre episodes in recent times, Scotland's Peter Whiteford was disqualified in lying just one stroke from the lead earl...

Full article
Mickelson leads by 1, Riviera´s first round unfinished

Mickelson leads by 1, Riviera´s first round unfinished

17 February GMT

A blustery day didn’t blow Phil Mickelson off course, not with the affable lefthander riding the momentum of Sunday’s come-from-behind victo...

Full article
There's more than one option if player declares ball unplayable

There's more than one option if player declares ball unplaya...

27 November 2011 GMT

Sergio Garcia did not violate any rule when he dropped a ball back in the fairway after taking an unplayable lie in an event last fall. A pl...

Full article
Sometimes even final tournament results can change

Sometimes even final tournament results can change

15 November 2011 GMT

A tournament isn’t always over when the awards are handed out at the conclusion of play. This unusual development played out at the recent U...

Full article
If wind moves ball, new rule will result in no penalty

If wind moves ball, new rule will result in no penalty

28 October 2011 GMT

The United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient rules committees took big steps in their efforts to make the rules of golf a litt...

Full article
New changes introduced into the 2012-15 Rules of Golf

New changes introduced into the 2012-15 Rules of Golf

24 October 2011 GMT

Amateur golfers will be allowed to play for unlimited hole-in-one prizes under revisions to the Rules of Amateur Status announced today by T...

Full article
Play When Ready to Speed up Play

Play When Ready to Speed up Play

4 August 2011 GMT

One of the most common complaints that I have heard on the golf course, especially when I have been serving as a marshal or ambassador is: “...

Full article
Be Sure to Tee Off Correctly

Be Sure to Tee Off Correctly

3 August 2011 GMT

The teeing ground extends from a straight line between the front of the two markers to two club lengths behind it. A player is required to t...

Full article
How to behave on golf course

How to behave on golf course

27 July 2011 GMT

While I am aware that most golfers know how to behave on the golf course, I would still like to take time now to offer some common sense tip...

Full article
cron