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Rules Review: What happens when someone reports an incorrect score and it impacts a match?
What happens in matchplay when the wrong score is given on a hole or holes and it impacts the outcome? Here’s what you need to know about Rule 3.2 and how to proceed if it happens to you.
Rules Review: They just aerated the fairways and greens. Can I take relief from all these core holes?
If your putt is bumpy as a result of cored greens, or your chip takes a sideways bounce on its way onto a green, unfortunately, that is just part of the game.
Rules Review: His dropped ball rolled closer to the hole. He claims it was a legal drop and played on. Was he right?
Dropping correctly can still catch out golfers who don’t know the intricacies behind the rules involved.
High schooler DQ’d from U.S. Junior Amateur for usual rules violation
The Rules of Golf have been getting a workout lately, what with the Bryson DeChambeau affair last Friday at the British Open, followed by Scottie Scheffler getting TIO relief from a ball that was never found on Sunday at Royal Birkdale. It’s not just the professional level, however, where there’s been some drama. On Monday Read more…
Rules of Golf Review: Do tournament scores have a bigger impact on your Handicap Index?
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British Open playoff 2026: The format, rules and holes played at Royal Birkdale
SOUTHPORT, England — Nine players sit within five shots of 54-leader Sam Burns to start the final round of the British Open. Perhaps then it’s a reasonable thought to brush up on how the R&A conducts a playoff in the event of a tie after 72 holes. Plus, given the fact there hasn’t been a Read more…
Open Championship 2026: R&A CEO says Bryson penalty was ‘clear cut’ rules decision, no call from Trump
A day after the R&A issued a two-stroke penalty to Bryson DeChambeau at the Open Championship for inadvertently improving the area of his swing path for his second shot on the fifth hole during the second round, R&A CEO Mark Darbon shed a little more light on how the penalty came to be in an interview with BBC Radio.
Open Championship 2026: Bryson’s rules controversy overlooks something big: He might have figured out links golf
SOUTHPORT, England — Lost amid the drama of what happened with Bryson DeChambeau’s rules situation late Friday night at Royal Birkdale, was his second-round score, originally a four-under 66, then changed to a two-under 68 with the two-shot penalty. Regardless, an impressive round. Moreover, it continues a trend for DeChambeau that dates back to Friday Read more…
British Open 2026: Where does Bryson DeChambeau controversy rank among all-time Rules blunders?
Bryson DeChambeau and the two-shot penalty he incurred on Friday in the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. Given the circumstances—with one of golf’s most polarizing figures leading a major, only to lose two shots in a very controversial decision by the R&A—this may go down as the most remembered rules controversy of all time. Indeed, Read more…
Open Championship 2026: Why Lucas Herbert wasn’t hit with rules violation over caddie using a rangefinder
Social media believed Lucas Herbert’s caddie was caught breaking the rules of golf, but there is no controversy over Herbert’s record-tying 62.
Rules Review: His partner was late for their match but acted as a caddie on the first hole. Can he do that?
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?
Rules Review: You’re on the green in regulation (congrats). Here’s a quick guide to putting-green rules
You might know some rules on the green, but did you have the right answer to all these questions?
Rules Review: My ball ‘might’ be in a pond, but I can’t find it. Can I just take a drop, add a penalty stroke and move on?
Rule 17.1c covers this common scenario.
Rules Review: A tree is in ground under repair, but my ball is next to a root outside the marked area. Do I get relief?
When it comes to hitting a shot off or next to a tree root, the decision to try definitely boils down to motivation.
Rules Review: We asked the pro for a ruling and he got it wrong. Can we correct the mistake if it impacted our match?
What if that decision led to a different outcome than would have happened if the correct ruling was applied? Here’s what happens.
Rules Review: He rotated his golf ball without marking it. He says it’s OK because he didn’t lift it. True?
What you should do with your golf ball if you plan on lifting it, touching it or moving it in any other manner.
Rules Review: 5 bunker rules every golfer should know
No one wants to be in the sand, but don’t make it worse by not knowing how to get out penalty-free.
Rules Review: My friend’s ball hit mine into the hole on a par 3. Did I make a hole-in-one?
A few weeks ago, I received a FaceTime from my brother. He was playing golf with three of our high school buddies. It was the last thing I needed at the time, as I was in full dad mode, power-washing my deck. I reluctantly answered. “You’re not going to believe this,” my brother said, with Read more…
