Now, on to the rules question at hand: What do you do when you hit the ball on to the wrong green? It doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen. Some greens are close enough to other holes that an ...

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 ...

I hit my ball into a pile of leaves, now what? This involves what the Rules of Golf calls “loose impediments.” In other words, any unattached, natural objects that can be easily removed – things like ...

One scenario where putting away from the hole doesn't necessarily rise to the level of serious misconduct is if the action ...

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Rare is the golfer who doesn’t follow the Rules of Golf, but to what degree varies from match to match and foursome to foursome. Whereas one golfer might subscribe to first-tee mulligans, another ...

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania, June 13 (Reuters) - The rules of golf can be complex but at this week's U.S. Open an interactive artificial intelligence avatar is offering a glimpse into how golfers can get ...