There are tons of different golf rules out there, many of which can be confusing AF for any level of player, not just beginner golfers. From the most absurd, like the Water Bottle Rule, to the most ...

Ask golfers how the Rules of Golf impact their round, and almost all will say that they add strokes to their score. It’s not an unreasonable perspective. We are conditioned, especially in sports, to ...

A scramble format in golf is a team format where all players hit from the tee. The team chooses the best ball position, and each player plays the next shot from that spot. The process continues until ...

Just your luck. You hit a blind second shot into a par-4 green and thought you striped it. Unfortunately, when you got over the hill and reached the green, your ball was nowhere to be found. The pro ...

During the first round of the 2024 Players Championship, things came to a screeching halt on the seventh hole at TPC Sawgrass when Jordan Spieth debated the proper drop location for a hooked tee shot ...

Roberto De Vicenzo (left) sits beside Masters winner Bob Goalby after their match at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 1968. The two entered final round with a 271-tie. De Vicenzo, of Argentina, ...

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A round must be played by the Rules of Golf to be acceptable for handicap purposes, subject to the following: (i) Organized Competitions. In a situation where a player is disqualified from a ...