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If the R&A, PGA Tour and LPGA Tour acknowledge and use a Local Rule, how does it become a universal rule? Rules Guy has the answer.

A few years ago, the USGA set out on a mission to simplify and soften some of the unusual and harsh rules involved in the game of golf. As the sport’s ruling body, the organization was able to ...

Ever played a shot only to realize it wasn’t quite the perfect strike you thought it was? For decades, that moment came with ...

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 ...

The finale of the Internet Invitational - the influencer event conducted by Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports - garnered more than 1.5 million views in less than 24 hours after its release last week ...

Not all golf scores are created equally. That’s why, in 2020, the United States Golf Association adopted a handicap rule called Playing Condition Calculation (PCC). Depending on how golfers perform on ...

In all fairness to the USGA and R&A, a major revision to the Rules of Golf was already in the works when the U.S. Open came to Oakmont Country Club in 2016. Still, it’s somewhat amusing to think that ...