Because his or her actions are not reasonable in this situation, the player gets a penalty for a breach of Rule 8.1a (Improving the Conditions Affecting the Stroke). 12.2b(3)/1 – Player Is Allowed to ...

The Rules of Golf may have been streamlined but there are still a lot of them! Here, we offer our opinion about the key ...

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Sometimes a PGA Tour stop can become synonymous with a moment in golf history. We’re not saying it’s always a “pivotal” moment, but a moment nonetheless. Often it involves a quirky ruling ...

A LITTLE-KNOWN golf rule has been tweaked and it could have changed who won the Masters. Roberto De Vicenzo birdied on the 17th hole at Augusta in 1968 - only for his playing partner Tommy ...

Purpose of Rule: Rule 12 is a specific Rule for bunkers, which are specially prepared areas intended to test your ability to play a ball from the sand. To make sure you confront this challenge, there ...