10 rules we choose to ignore

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…

Five key rule changes you need to know about before January 1, 2023

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.

Rules review

Grading golf’s most recent rule changes two years on.

DISCUSSION: Which golf rules need to go?

In our latest installment of the “Great Golf Debates” writers Christopher Powers and Joel Beall tackle the pressing question: What golf rules need to go?

Flub Club

Ten of the strangest rules snafus of 2019.

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How do you tell good friends they’re taking way too much time? Should I have been penalised for playing someone else’s ball inadvertently? Golf Digest answers these questions and more…