Here's what the Rules of Golf says you should do if you didn't see your ball land and there an equal chance it might be in ...

A common occurence on golf courses all over the world is for any player in the vicinity of a potentially lost ball to join in the search. It's one of the things that makes this sport great. Even ...

The USGA gets upwards of 20,000 rules questions from golfers every year. But these two stood out as among the craziest ...

The Rules of Golf are tricky! Thankfully, we’ve got the guru. Our Rules Guy knows the book front to back. Got a question? He’s got all the answers. In stroke play, player A didn’t mark his ball on the ...

The Rules of Golf are tricky! Thankfully, we’ve got the guru. Our Rules Guy knows the book front to back. Got a question? He’s got all the answers. Last week in our league a player hit the wrong ball.

Each fall, golfers in cooler climates invoke the "leaf rule" to lobby for a free drop when they can’t find their ball under a pile of foliage. Some use it as a concession to appease a frustrated ...

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 ...

As much as the USGA and R&A have done to simplify the Rules of Golf, there never seems to be a shortage of gaffes occurring on the professional tours and at major amateur events. In 2025, there seemed ...

Veteran golf caddies share the most important unwritten golf rules for all players. Key advice: Avoid unwanted commentary, don't crowd lost ball searches, respect the course. Maintain pace-of-play by ...