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

Think you know the Rules of Golf? Think again! We dive into two of the weirdest scenarios recently clarified by the USGA.

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Following a six-week feedback period, the USGA and R&A unveiled a new interpretation of the Rules of Golf and the use of green-reading materials on Monday. The interpretation limits the size and scale ...

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 ...

Just as the rules allow you to clear loose impediments from your path, they also entitle you to put them back where they were.

Golf’s governing bodies have significantly reduced the power of armchair rules officials, announcing Tuesday that players will no longer be penalized in circumstances when a ball’s movement could be ...

One of the biggest changes to the Rules of Golf, perhaps since the death of the stymie, awaits in the not-too-distant future. The USGA and R&A are implementing new procedures for testing golf balls ...