If the R&A, PGA Tour and LPGA Tour acknowledge and use a Local Rule, how does it become a universal rule? Rules Guy has the answer.

From a snippet filmed at Pinehurst No. 2, golfers learned that putting off the green into a bunker doesn't have to be a ...

Wyndham Clark raised eyebrows when he took practice swings in a watery penalty area, but his clever use of a new rule led to an epic birdie.

The United States Golf Association(USGA), working with The R&A, sets the equipment standards that define what players can use in competition. At elite events that adopt the Model Local Rule, a driver ...

Hammer was a top-ranked junior golfer, played for the University of Florida, and served as president of the Florida State Golf Association. He supports the USGA's efforts to study and potentially ...

There have been multiple incidents of tour pros being questioned or even penalized in recent years for events in bunkers, including one back in 2019 when a player trying to qualify for the European ...

The finale of the Internet Invitational - the influencer event conducted by Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports - garnered more than 1.5 million views in less than 24 hours after its release last week ...

As is so often said, golf really is hard enough without adding the variable of icy, rainy or just downright uncomfortable winter conditions into the mix. Even so, winter golf is becoming more and more ...

Losing a ball out on the course is, if you ask most golfers, probably the most frustrating single thing that can happen to you in your round. A ball hit lost or out of bounds can happen in a number of ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Judy Bell, whose devotion to golf led her to become the first female president of the U.S. Golf Association, died Monday at her home in Colorado after spending 15 months ...

Judy Bell, the first female president of the U.S. Golf Association, died Monday. She was 89. Bell entered hospice care in Aug. of 2024 after dealing with myriad health problems for the past couple of ...

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