Craig winter

June 16th, 2024

US Open 2024: What goes on inside the rules office at a major? We got a glimpse

Rules officials are not there to decide on the validity of the rules, but rather to enforce them and make sure they’re administered equally for all 156 players in the field.

May 30th, 2024

Rules Review: It’s one of the most loathed rules in golf. So why can’t you take free relief from a divot hole?

Although the R&A and USGA, golf’s governing bodies, have considered on various occasions handling divot holes in another manner, there is no “practical solution” other than to leave it as just a part of the game.

July 27th, 2023

The simple rule in place at this week’s US Junior Amateur may lead to the end of green-reading books

Unlike past efforts that described specifically what a green book was allowed to look like, this model local rule takes a simpler, more direct approach.

November 8th, 2022

R&A and USGA release revisions to the Rules of Golf for 2023: Here’s everything you need to know

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.