What are “abnormal course conditions,” and what are your options if your ball winds up in them? If you’re uncertain, you’re not alone. Of the thousands of rules-related questions that the USGA fielded ...

If you're out on the golf course and there's a mandatory stoppage of play because of severe weather (think summertime in Florida), you probably know you can leave the ball on the course or mark it and ...

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 ...

Chances are you recognize that the aerial photo above is of the first and 18th holes at the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. As you take a look, you can see spectators walking across those two ...

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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 ...

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 ...