What happens when your tee shot ends up in a hole dug by a dog? Or perhaps it comes to rest in the dirt pile that was created by the paw-driven frenzy?
You can’t get in there with a shovel and carve out a nice hole to swing from. But shuffling your feet back and forth more than once to ensure decent footing is allowed.
The PGA Tour is changing one of its most controversial rules ahead of the 2026 season, and golf purists should be at least a little bit happy about it.
From key rulings to common misconceptions and on-course scenarios, these were the rules-related articles golfers read most in 2025.From key rulings to common misconceptions and on-course scenarios, these were the rules-related articles golfers read most in 2025.
The thing to remember when you’re in a bunker is you can’t do anything that can be construed as improving your lie or testing the conditions. If you’re not sure what that means, Rule 12.2 covers when touching the sand does or does not result in a penalty.
Where the Rules of Golf can be a little unclear concerns actions taken in a bunker that some might consider testing the surface or improving the conditions affecting the stroke. Let’s review what is and isn’t a penalty.
At the end of a long, tough opening day for Marcel Siem in the DP World Tour’s PGA BMW Championship, just about the only good decision the German veteran seemed to make was to take to social media in the evening to explain a strange choice he made that got him disqualified.
The topic of purposely putting away from a hole to show someone else in the group how his or her putt will break is a bit of a grey area for the Rules of Golf.
If you’re guilty of pulling a practice ball out from time to time, you might wonder if you’re running afoul of the rules in terms of potentially using a non-conforming golf ball. And what about those X-out balls you can get for $20 a dozen?
Australian Golf Digest
