In the relative Stone Age of 2022, USGA rules expert Craig Winter was hanging out in the living room of his Washington State home with a friend of his wife’s. The acquaintance was playing around on ...

With the goal of making the rules of golf more accessible, the USGA has brought a huge revelation in the sport. With the help ...

Did you know the USGA Rules team fields nearly 20,000 questions a year from golfers via phone, email, and the USGA Rules of Golf mobile app? The “hotline” is free and open to anyone, and we allow ...

Golf has never suffered from a lack of rules. Understanding them, however, has always been a different story. For generations, golfers have debated relief options beside cart paths, argued over ...

As part of its latest additional clarifications to the Rules of Golf, the USGA released new guidance on Model Local Rule G-6, which prohibits the use of motorized transportation. MLR G-6 states: ...

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There’s an old saying that knowledge is power. Well, we’ve found a corollary for golfers: Knowledge of the Rules of Golf can be a powerful asset for anyone looking to keep from giving away too many ...

If you seem to play better or worse in competitions than you do in casual rounds, here's what you need to know ...

The golf world has a formal pathway for professionals to step back and regain amateur status, and two-time PGA Tour winner ...

BETHESDA, Md. – Just don’t call it the Webb Simpson ruling. That’s the message the U.S. Golf Association delivered on Monday during the U.S. Open media day at Congressional Country Club. Simpson was ...