#golf rules

There are many penalty areas in golf that may affect your play. Each comes with its own challenges including what type of relief we are allowed. Relief from a penalty area is one of the most misunderstood rule in golf. Many players do not know the difference between red and yellow stakes when it comes to relief. After playing many tournaments over the years, I watched many players make the wrong…

I stumbled across this video regarding potential rule changes in golf. As I watched the justification to why some of the rules of golf could be changed, I tried to wrap my mind around the validity of the argument. After watching it, twice, I think some of the recommendations have merit. So, I figured I would post this discussion and see what you the reader has to say.Continue reading Possible…

The rules of golf were clarified just short 5 years ago. The governing bodies tried to simplify and combine the decision affecting golf in order to make it easier for beginners (and experience players) to understand how to play golf. One of the simple rules that provides some confusion is the lost ball rule. Rule 18, updated in 2023, covers a lost ball, out of bounds and hitting a provisional…

For years I have been breaking the rules of golf and did not realize it! I was doing the complete opposite because I was did not interpret Rule 10 properly. As a matter of fact, every scramble tournament I entered over the past many years, everyone breaks this rule. I am not sure this is ever going to change, but at least I understand where I have been going wrong. Likely, if you play in any…