Moving ball

February 19th, 2024

Jim Nantz had an A+ line for the internet rules sleuths who thought Hideki Matsuyama’s ball moved

A number of rogue videos of the supposed incident have already been removed from social media. But they had been spreading like wildfire, as all potential rules controversies do. The CBS crew must have known this was the case, because Jim Nantz quickly brought in rules and review analyst Mark Dusbabek to explain that there was no foul play from Matsuyama. 

May 29th, 2023

Emiliano Grillo could have hit a moving ball and other crazy things we learned from his bizarre rules incident

Rule 10.1d notes that, “A player must not make a stroke at a moving ball.” However, there are a few exception also listed. Exception 3 states, “When a ball is moving in temporary water or in water in a penalty area, the player may make a stroke.”

April 7th, 2023

ILLEGAL ADVICE? MOVING BALL?: Morikawa/Koepka rules controversies send social media into a spin

On Thursday at the 2023 Masters, we got the best of golf’s rules process. A couple of sensible conclusions that didn’t result in penalties for anyone involved, despite some initial questions.

June 29th, 2018

These are some common golf-related nightmares, according to the Internet

I’ve only had one recurring dream in my life, and I’ve been having it a few times a year for as long as I can remember. It always starts the same way: I’m playing golf…