You don't have to dig very far into the Rules of Golf to find out that golfers who are competing can't agree to ignore any rules when they play. In fact, Rule 1.3b(1) says that if two or more players ...

Resident Rules of Golf expert Fergus Bisset joins Golf Monthly editor Neil Tappin to discuss the situations where the Rules of Golf differ between strokeplay and matchplay and how knowing matchplay ...

The USGA and the R&A decide whether a club is conforming or non-conforming. In competition, if you make a stroke with a ...

There are loads of golf rules out there, and quite a few have stirred up debate lately. Golf has no shortage of rules, many of which were created with elite competition in mind. While professionals ...

This is an important question and one I find myself going back and forth on. On one hand, I can see that for many, golf’s rulebook can feel somewhat impenetrable. Given its inherent difficulty, most ...

Imagine this: You’re feeling great about your game one day. Everything’s in sync — your form, your rhythm, your swing tempo. All that work on the range? Finally paying off. You step onto the tee, line ...

You probably know the Rules of Golf allows you to remove loose impediments near your ball or even on your line of play (Rule 15.1). You can do it pretty much any way you want provided that doing so ...

Ive enjoyed reading your articles and opinions about the game of golf and its direction. As a recreational player, I also thank you for your contributions to the game. Jay Sigel quizzes Frank about ...