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

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 ...

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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. I hit my tee shot on a par 3 well over the green ...

The Rules of golf are comprehensive and it’s important for all players to have a good understanding of them in order to maintain the integrity of the game. Although most of the Rules are fairly ...