Unfortunately, in many cases the rules are not so lenient. Rule 18.2 states that “your ball is lost if not found in three ...

What are “abnormal course conditions,” and what are your options if your ball winds up in them? If you’re uncertain, you’re not alone. Of the thousands of rules-related questions that the USGA fielded ...

Let's start with an absolute—golf courses need water. This is especially true of green complexes, where grass is cut to such short lengths that water is essential to keep them alive. You might take ...

If you're out on the golf course and there's a mandatory stoppage of play because of severe weather (think summertime in Florida), you probably know you can leave the ball on the course or mark it and ...

At midday Sunday, Gene Riley found himself under a white tent at an elbow of a winding cart path stretching from the elevated clubhouse to the first tee at Cedar Creek Golf Course. The veteran rules ...

The Rules of Golf have relaxed what you can do when you're standing in sand getting ready to play a bunker shot. But you ...

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Some of the Rules of Golf apply specifically to match-play competitions. Being familiar with them can help you get an ...