What do you do when you hit a ball on the bank of unmarked penalty area? What do you do when you hit a ball in the middle of an unmarked penalty area? What do you do when your ball is sitting in a dry ...

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 ...

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It's never great when you show up to play your local public golf course and find that the superintendent just had the fairways or greens punched—or both. Obviously, it's a necessary part of ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The Rules of Golf always play a big role in the professional game, and 2024 was certainly no exception. We saw major rules violations across all the world’s biggest tours, from the PGA Tour, to LIV, ...

It's essential to adhere to the rules during all competitive and card-in-hand rounds, but how should the rules be applied during casual golf?