Rules Guy
Rules Guy: If you’re a right-handed, is it legal to carry a left-handed club?
If you’re a right-handed player, is it legal to carry and use a left-handed club? Rules Guy has the answer.Latest
Rules Guy: Can I leave my marker behind my ball while I putt?
Rules Guy: Can you take free relief from a mole hill?
Rules Guy: Am I allowed to lean my wedge against the pin while putting?
Rules Guy: My playing partner hung his jacket on the flagstick while he putted. Is that legal?
Rules Guy: How is the lie angle on Bryson DeChambeau’s putter legal?
Rules Guy: If I play from the wrong tees, can I correct the mistake without penalty?
Rules Guy: Is it a penalty to hit a ball that falls off the tee during your backswing?
Rules Guy: Can you take advice from a caddie who’s also your playing partner?
Rules Guy: I knew my ball embedded in a bunker, but couldn’t find it. Now what?
What do you do if you know that your ball embedded in a bunker but you can’t find it? Rules Guy has the answer.
Rules Guy: When playing lift, clean and place, can you use your club to roll the ball around?
When playing lift, clean and place, is it legal to roll your ball into your preferred lie with your club? Rules Guy has the answer.
Rules Guy: Are scores using preferred lies acceptable for posting?
If you play a round using preferred lies, is your score acceptable to post for your Handicap Index? Rules Guy has the answer.
Rules Guy: Does storing a left-behind club in your bag count toward your total?
If you pick up a forgotten club and store it in your bag, does it count toward your 14-club maximum? Rules Guy has the answer.
Rules Guy: My ball hit a lawnmower and bounced OB. Is that a penalty?
What do you do if your ball hits a lawnmower in the fairway and bounces OB? Can you hit again without penalty? Rules Guy has the answer.
Rules Guy: I marked my playing partner’s ball by accident. Is that a penalty?
What do you do if you mistakenly mark your playing partner’s ball instead of your own? Rules Guy has the answer.
Rules Guy: I accidentally improved my lie while identifying my ball. Is that a penalty?
What do you do if, while identifying your ball in long grass, you inadvertently improve your lie? Rules Guy has the answer.
Is it okay to curse on the golf course? The Etiquetteist has choice words
Cursing on the golf course can be funny and cathartic. It can also be wildly inappropriate. Here’s how to know the difference.
Should you get free relief from absurd lies? The Etiquetteist weighs in
The Rules of Golf are very clear about bad lies in the fairway. But golf etiquette follows a different set of guidelines.
Should bad golfers be banned from playing back tees? The Etiquetteist weighs in
A recent Reddit debate raised the question of whether golf courses have the right to dictate which tees golfers play.
I lost a bet to a sandbagger. Did I have to pay? The Etiquetteist weighs in
Some golfers cheat. But a wager is a wager. And even if the match was unfair from the start, you still have to live up to your word.
Pro says high-handicappers could play faster doing this. Is it a good idea?
One PGA Tour player said high-handicappers could speed up play by being more prepared for poor shots while on tee boxes, but is he right?
Can A.I. help golfers with golf etiquette? We found out
Decades after the rise of Iron Byron, robots don’t just play golf anymore. They’ve got into talking about golf, too.
8 ways South Korean golf course etiquette differs from the U.S.
In the golf-obsessed nation of South Korea, golf etiquette is unlike what you’ll experience in the U.S. Here are eight major differences.
Remembering Steve Lapper, a design buff who lived and breathed the game
With an outsize personality and a love of golf to match, Steve Lapper fostered friendships throughout the game.
Why this Top 100 course is more than the ‘greatest’ 1st hole in the world
The opening hole at Machrihanish is a fitting introduction to a course that unfolds as a case study in classic Scottish links.
Why the shortest World Top 100 course is long on fun
Shoreacres tips out at just over 6,300 yards, but the story of this great Chicago layout is more than just a tale of the tape.
This cliff-hanging course is long haul for U.S. golfers — but worth the effort
Unlike many of the finest courses in golf-rich Japan, Kawana is part of a resort and accessible to the public.
The 5 toughest courses on GOLF’s latest World Top 100 ranking
Not all courses are created equal. Some, like the toughest tests on GOLF’s all-new World Top 100, are especially stout in their demands.
7 surprising facts from GOLF’s first World Top 100 ranking
Forty years later, GOLF’s inaugural ranking of the world’s best courses reveals what has – and hasn’t – changed.
Blind spots in our World Top 100 ranking? Our audience called out some
GOLF’s ranking to Top 100 Courses in the World is a biennial tradition that triggers its own ritual: public feedback.
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