It was clear from the start what the PGA Tour’s new designated events would be loaded with: money. As in $20 million purses in what is shaping up to be mostly no-cut, 72-hole tournaments with fields of 70 to 80 players.
In honour of this last dance in Texas, it seems appropriate to explore one of the more intriguing – and awkward – rules situations that can occur in matchplay.
Setting aside the utter frustration and annoyance you might feel over a slow player, if you’re wondering if the Rules of Golf has anything to say about how long it should take to play a shot – it does.
The Nudge and my three favourite tournament officials. [Getty images: Mike Ehrmann] Please don’t take offence to this statement of fact, but public-course golfers tend to nudge their golf balls to a better lie more often than private-course players do. I consider myself somewhat of an authority on this subject because I’ve played half my Read more…
The rule changes announced by the Royal and Ancient Golf Club (R&A) and the USGA – today that will come into effect on January 1, 2023 – are not as dramatic as in 2019, the last time the rules changed under the four-year cycle. But there are some decent moderations you should know about.
If simplicity and clarity were the buzzwords associated with the sweeping changes the R&A and USGA brought when modernising the Rules of Golf in 2019, then inclusion and sustainability highlight the updates coming in 2023.
Australian Golf Digest
