The USGA has not walked back the pending golf ball rule changes, nor are they being swept into a filing cabinet marked, “things we’ll deal with later.” What is happening, however, is the game’s ...
Over the course of a year, Todd Stice estimates the USGA receives upwards of 20,000 rules questions, either via phone call, email or the Rules of Golf app. Many of them are fairly common according to ...
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Rules of Golf Review: I played a range ball on a par 3 over water. My opponent says it's a penalty to use it. True?
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 ...
A few years ago, the USGA set out on a mission to simplify and soften some of the unusual and harsh rules involved in the game of golf. As the sport’s ruling body, the organization was able to ...
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 occurring on the professional tours and at major amateur events. In 2025, there seemed ...
Ask golfers how the Rules of Golf impact their round, and almost all will say that they add strokes to their score. It’s not an unreasonable perspective. We are conditioned, especially in sports, to ...
Golf's governing bodies are reconsidering the timeline for implementing new golf ball distance rules. The original plan was a two-phase rollout, starting with elite players in 2028 and recreational ...
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