Losing a golf ball in the leaves is an enduring bane for golfers in the fall period, with excess build up of leaves, sticks ...

It’s one of the great autumn injustices — losing a perfectly good golf ball that’s definitely in play, simply because ...

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 ...

This brings us to today's topic: A flagstick that is not replaced (or replaced poorly) on a putting green. You can bet the ...

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 ...

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Just over 20 years ago, the USGA issued either a bold or foolhardy request, but one that made clear its intentions to roll back the golf ball. Having spent several years studying the rapidly improving ...

Back in 1828, the Burntisland Golf Club had a wild rule on the books. If your ball landed in sand, mud, or rubbish and you couldn’t play it, your opponent could hijack your ball and play it themselves ...