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 ...

You've hit your ball into the rough, fescue, gorse, anywhere but the fairway and are anxious to go see just where it wound up. Can't blame you; there's only three minutes of search time before the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. During a match, my opponent hit his second shot way ...

It's officially golf's silly season in many spots around the country, and that usually means playing different types of golf than you're used to playing. Aside from events where you're only using a ...

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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 occuring on ...