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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 ...

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 ...

You don't have to dig very far into the Rules of Golf to find out that golfers who are competing can't agree to ignore any rules when they play. In fact, Rule 1.3b(1) says that if two or more players ...

This is an important question and one I find myself going back and forth on. On one hand, I can see that for many, golf’s rulebook can feel somewhat impenetrable. Given its inherent difficulty, most ...

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. Every week, GOLF’s resident rules expert answers all ...

Back in 2019, the LPGA Tour found itself in the spotlight for a curious ruling involving two tour players and a practice called "backstopping." If you've never heard the term, tour pros commonly use ...