The Rules of Golf spell out what you need to do if your ball moves when you pick up a rake. But be aware: it's different that ...

A great rule change back in 2019 was when the USGA and R&A decided you could leave the flagstick in the hole when your ball ...

Resident Rules of Golf expert Fergus Bisset joins Golf Monthly editor Neil Tappin to discuss the situations where you can ...

Golf is hard enough that introducing "stingy" flagsticks at a golf course seems just plain cruel. Granted, if you're putting, you should always pull the flagstick out as you gain virtually no ...

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 Monthly rules expert Jezz Ellwood explains what you can and can't do on the tee under the rules of golf.

Rules are rules. But their ramifications vary. Sometimes they seem to conspire against us, piling on a penalty at the worst possible moment. Other times, they smile openly in our favor. Think back to ...

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With hundreds of events and many thousands of rounds played across golf’s pro tours every year, rules violations abound. While the most common penalties rarely cause a stir, every season sees other ...

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 ...

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