Columnist: Golf Rules
USGA Announces Rules Changes Effective in 2023
From USGA.org The USGA and The R&A unveiled a regular update to the Rules of Golf as they continue to make the Rules easier to understand and apply. The new Rules will go into effect on January 1, 2023. The 2023 edition continues the modernization process, with an emphasis on both inclusion and sustainability. For […]
GHIN MOBILE APP UPDATED
From USGA New games and score-keeping features have been added to the USGA’s GHIN app presented by Sentry. Available free to all Golf Handicap and Information Network® (GHIN) users, the easy-to-use digital scorecard allows you to keep hole-by-hole scores and track a match for your group in one central location so that everyone can focus […]
HOW IS ‘THE PENALTY AREA’ DEFINED?
By Mitch Moon With the most recent changes to the Rules of Golf by the United States Golf Association, those ponds, creeks and other water related obstacles, that golfers find occasionally on a golf course and formerly called hazards, are now referred to as penalty areas. The new definition refers to, “Any body of water […]
‘Own The Spot’ On The Putting Green
By Mitch Moon It’s important to know how to properly mark your golf ball on the green, especially after Keegan Bradley’s costly error at THE PLAYERS Championship last month. During the second round, Keegan Bradley was assessed a two-stroke penalty for playing from the wrong place on the putting green. There is a common […]
What is Course Rating? And How is it Determined?
Three important numbers every golfer should know before they hit the first tee at a course they have never played, is Course Rating, Slope and length. These three numbers provide a ton of information about a course and can help the average golfer enjoy the game even more. Accurate course ratings require hundreds of accumulated […]
Bryson DeChambeau, Distance & the USGA
By Ed Travis On his way to a six-stroke U.S. Open victory, contrary to popular belief, Bryson DeChambeau was not the longest off the tee at Winged Foot with its narrow fairways, thick rough, and penal conditions. Amongst all the post tournament angst and hand wringing, it was overlooked that he was seventh in […]
New Golf Rules for 2020: What is Net Double Bogey?
By Ricard Todd No, this article isn’t about shooting your lowest score, in fact it’s just the opposite! Continue reading to understand what your worst score can be! As a young player my dad told me I couldn’t card more than a 10 on any hole. While that may be an easy rule […]
On Course Faux Pas
By Richard Todd Is it possible to limit the number of times your playing companions irk you during a round of golf, to one specific item? For most of us there are several breaches of etiquette that can interrupt an otherwise perfect round of golf. Recently, PGA tour caddies were asked for any pet […]
A Required Mulligan
By The Rules Guy, Richard Todd The two major mantras, when it comes to golf are: Play the ball as it lies and always Play by the rules. But did you know there is such a thing as a legal Mulligan? Jesper Parnevik found out the hard way. It’s not always obvious, however, how […]
NOT SO NEW Golf Rules
By Richard Todd As I came out of the barber shop this week a friend shouted, “Just who I wanted to see. What gives with the tour players putting with the flagstick in the cup?” He, like many other golfers, are just now catching on that there are some rule changes that […]