Whether you’re in line for a potential penalty or not in this situation, it comes down to who left the bunker rake in the position where it could be used as an advantage.
What do you do when you hit a ball on the bank of unmarked penalty area? What do you do when you hit a ball in the middle of an unmarked penalty area? What do you do when your ball is sitting in a dry creek bed or ditch? We answer all three with a review of what is and what isn’t a penalty area.
What do you do when someone breaches a rule and then breaches another rule as part of their next stroke? It depends on the format, but this scenario is not as egregious as it might seem.
A rules controversy erupted early in the 2026 Walker Cup, after Niall Sheils Donegan picked up a putt that the American team hadn’t yet conceded, forcing a ruling from officials.
Shaun Norris was strolling along on Sunday, in contention to win his third career European Tour event at the Nexo Championship at Trump International in Scotland. Then, on the fifth hole, golf’s rules jumped up and bit him.
His partner was late to their four-ball match but jumped straight into caddie duties, cleaning clubs, reading putts, giving advice. Is that actually allowed under the Rules of Golf?
Joaquin Niemann was assessed a two-stroke penalty in the first round of the US Open for “serious misconduct” at the par-4 sixth hole at Shinnecock Hills.
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