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Rules of golf

January 27th, 2025

This rules change will probably make Matt Fitzpatrick both happy and angry

article, Craig Winter, golf digest, Matt Fitzpatrick, News, R&A, Rules of Golf, USGA

January 18th, 2025

Akshay Bhatia mistakenly hits ball that was out-of-bounds, becomes latest victim of not reading local rules closely enough

The lefty contended it “didn’t say that on the sheet”, but then he was shown that, in fact, it did say that on the local rules sheet. Ouch.

January 16th, 2025

Rules Review: I keep watching this guy sole his club in front of his ball. Is that legal?

Rule 8.1b(4) explains that an action that is allowed is to ground the club lightly right in front of or right behind the ball.

January 3rd, 2025

Rules Review: My ball lies on some dirt an animal dug up while making a den. Do I get free relief?

Where things can get a little confusing is defining the boundaries of an animal hole.

December 19th, 2024

Rules Review: The difference between taking a stance and building a stance

You might wonder why Matt Fitzpatrick was allowed to hit this shot from his knees.

December 12th, 2024

Rules Review: My opponent used his wrench tool on his driver before teeing off. Is that allowed?

December 5th, 2024

Rules Review: The greens at your course are in rough shape. Here’s what you can do – and can’t – to make them better

You might wonder what steps you can take to make a putting green a little bit nicer before you hit your putt or even chip from off the green. Let’s review what you can and can’t do under Rule 13.1c.

November 28th, 2024

Rules Review: I see golfers who look like they are anchoring their putters. What’s the rule on that again?

In the case of those golfers at your club who hold the putter strangely, let’s review Rule 10.1b and see if they’re in violation of it.

November 21st, 2024

Rules Review: My partner wants to concede a hole to our opponents, but I don’t. What happens now?

Under Rule 3.2b, a concession is made when it’s communicated clearly by anyone in a match.

November 14th, 2024

Rules Review: I know I get three minutes to find my ball. But what if my search is interrupted?

In most instances, the clock does stop and you get to resume your search with whatever time is remaining from when you halted the search. But in other cases, it’s not quite that simple.

Tour pro disqualified in Mexico for this unusual violation of provisional ball rule

Rules Review: I know there’s a 14-club limit, but can I carry an extra driver head if I only use one?

Seven easy ways to use the Rules of Golf to lower your scores, according to a rules expert

Rules Review: I rubbed the green with my hand to see if it was wet. My opponent says that’s a penalty. True?

Rules Review: It drives me crazy when my opponent puts a marker in front of his ball on the green. Can you do that?

Rules Review: My opponent is way up in our match but must leave early and offers to call it a draw. Should I accept?

October 3rd, 2024

Rules Review: I’m in a lousy bunker. Can I probe the sand to make sure I’m don’t hit something that damages my club?

It’s OK to probe underneath the surface of a bunker, but you can’t go poking around if your motive is to test the condition of the sand.

September 19th, 2024

Rules Review: My friend still uses a ‘chipper’ club. Are they legal?

Chippers like the one you see here comply with equipment rules and can be used in competition. Where you might get confused is that it’s against the rules to use a “two-way” chipper.

September 12th, 2024

Rules Review: Is it a penalty to brush sand that’s on your line near the green?

Sand is not considered a loose impediment unless it’s on the green.

September 5th, 2024

Rules Review: Are you allowed to do that? Take our latest rules quiz and find out

We’ve put together our latest 10-question quiz to take you through some potentially confusing but not uncommon situations on the golf course.

Rules of Golf Review: I want to grab a ball in a penalty area to see if it’s mine. But how do you mark a ball under water?

August 29th, 2024

Rules Review: I want to grab a ball in a penalty area to see if it’s mine. But how do you mark a ball under water?

As always, there’s an answer in the Rules of Golf for this watery situation.

Matt Fitzpatrick was denied the chance to replace his cracked driver. Was that the correct call?

August 27th, 2024

Matt Fitzpatrick was denied the chance to replace his cracked driver. Was that the correct call?

Fitzpatrick’s displeasure was understandable. But was the call correct under the rules?

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Leaderboard

TOUR Championship - 2026
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
1Min Woo Lee-8F1
T2Viktor Hovland-6F1
T2Collin Morikawa-6F1
T2Chris Gotterup-6F1
T5Ryan Gerard-5F1
T5Akshay Bhatia-5F1
T5Ludvig Åberg-5F1
T5Scottie Scheffler-5F1
T9Ryan Fox-4F1
T9Adam Scott-4F1
T9Gary Woodland-4F1
T9Tommy Fleetwood-4F1
T9Sam Burns-4F1
T9Matt Fitzpatrick-4F1
T15Tom Kim-3F1
T15Robert MacIntyre-3F1
T15Alex Smalley-3F1
T15Xander Schauffele-3F1
T15Wyndham Clark-3F1
T20Justin Rose-2F1
T20Alex Fitzpatrick-2F1
T20Patrick Cantlay-2F1
T20Jacob Bridgeman-2F1
T20Rory McIlroy-2F1
T25Hideki Matsuyama-1F1
T25S.W. Kim-1F1
T27Kristoffer ReitanEF1
T27Russell HenleyEF1
T27Cam YoungEF1
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T5Scott Vincent-15184
T5Laurie Canter-15184
8Dean Burmester-14184
9Richard Bland-13184
T10Marc Leishman-12184
T10Thomas Detry-12184
T12Björn Hellgren-11184
T12Tom McKibbin-11184
T12Matthew Wolff-11184
T12Bubba Watson-11184
T12Younghan Song-11184
T17Lucas Herbert-10184
T17Byeong Hun An-10184
T17Abraham Ancer-10184
T17Branden Grace-10184
T17Joaquin Niemann-10184
T17Harold Varner III-10184
T17Thomas Pieters-10184
T17Josele Ballester-10184
T17Cameron Smith-10184
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T27Charles Howell III-8184
T27Peter Uihlein-8184
T27Tyrrell Hatton-8184
T27Caleb Surratt-8184
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T32Brendan Steele-7184
T34Anthony Kim-6184
T34Adrian Meronk-6184
T36Sebastian Muñoz-5184
T36Yosuke Asaji-5184
T36Carlos Ortiz-5184
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T39Luis Masaveu-4184
T39Dustin Johnson-4184
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54Jason Kokrak+5184
55Sam Horsfield+6184
56Anirban Lahiri+9184
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44ACES GC-32184
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