Late claims not valid in match play
A rules violation didn’t prove costly for Great Britain and Ireland in its Walker Cup victory because it didn‘t come… Read more »
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Rules officials try to protect field with decisions
A lot is made of how golf relies on the integrity of golfers to show the true spirit of the… Read more »
Double jeopary applies on course, too
A competitor in a women’s event at a small club in Texas took several practice swings in an area defined… Read more »
Clarifying options for ball unplayable
Knowing all your options, and picking the right one, when you declare your ball unplayable can make a big difference in… Read more »
Player must be virtually certain of ball’s location
A player may not assume his ball is in a water hazard simply because there is a possibility that there… Read more »
What constitutes fairly taking stance
The rules say that a player must not improve or allow to be improved the position or lie of his… Read more »
There’s better way to set pin locations
There may have been times where you might have walked off a green and asked, ”What crazy person put the pin… Read more »
Dutch pro learns red line in hazard
Joost Luiten, the 25-year-old professional from the Netherlands making his American debut at the Memorial Tournament, learned a valuable rules… Read more »
Be careful where you tee off
The teeing ground extends from a straight line between the front of the two markers to two club lengths behind… Read more »
Towel on leg OK around cactus
Playing in Arizona, I ended up out in the desert—another errant tee shot—and I found that my ball was very… Read more »
