41 days ago by Barry Rhodes

Over three years ago, just a week after I commenced writing my weekly blog, I posed this Rules teaser; On a par 3 a player scores a hole-in-one with a ball other than the original ball that he played on that hole. How can this happen within the Rules of Golf? Here is a link to that blog with eight d ...

48 days ago by Barry Rhodes

http://www.golflafs.com At this same time last year I blogged on some ‘truisms’ about casual golf. Here are 20 more; Brand new golf balls are water-magnetic and, while this cannot be measured scientifically, the more expensive the ball, the greater this water-magnetism. If you want to hit a 7-iron a ...

54 days ago by dferrara

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54 days ago by Debbie

While many golfers have put away their clubs for the next few months, you can still keep your mind in the game! Did you know that the USGA website offers quizzes on the Rules of Golf? The quizzes are available to take online or can be printed for later use. You can choose your desired level of diffi ...

55 days ago by Bill Rand

They are, of course, powerful within the common meaning. The rules are the rules and after all of these years, they pretty much cover anything that might happen on a golf course. They award victories if you are on the right side of a decision and they deny victories if you’re on the wrong side. As m ...

56 days ago by Barry Rhodes

The relevance of this plaque will become obvious when you read on. I received this email today from Peter Blaisdell, a respected, long-term, US tournament Rules Official. It led me to a story that is particularly appropriate for this time of year and I am sure that it will provide you with food for ...

72 days ago by Barry Rhodes

This is a first for me, because in over three years of blogging on the Rules I have resisted the temptation to recommend any golf books, other than my own of course! However, I am going to break this practice by recommending two very different books. My first recommendation is partly for selfish rea ...

78 days ago by Barry Rhodes

What happens if your ball is struck by another player’s ball? First, check out this video of José Maria Olazabal’s ball striking José Maria Cañizares’s ball during the 1992 Volvo PGA Championship. For those receiving this blog by email click on this link: Olazabal’s ball in motion strikes another pl ...

86 days ago by Barry Rhodes

Despite what you may have heard from ‘bar-room experts’ there is no Rule relating to the positioning of holes on the putting green, so there is no such thing as an ‘illegal’ hole location. However, there are many factors that affect the correct positioning of holes and those that are responsible for ...

87 days ago by admin

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