by Charlie Marks | Jan 14, 2019 | General Rules
Ever wonder what sort of questions are on the PGA/USGA Rules Exam? You may have heard about the 100 question exam typically offered at the end of the 3½ day Rules Workshops held over the winter at various locations around the country. Well, this is the sort of...
by Charlie Marks | Jan 13, 2019 | General Rules
To answer questions from yesterday’s little quiz: 1. A practice swing made with no intent to strike a ball is not a practice stroke. (Ref# 114) Answer is True (Rule 5.5a) 2. A leaf sticking to the ball is a loose impediment. Answer is False (Definition Loose...
by Charlie Marks | Jan 12, 2019 | General Rules
I’ll publish the answers to these questions tomorrow. 1. A practice swing made with no intent to strike a ball is not a stroke. True False 2. A leaf sticking to the ball is a loose impediment. True False 3. In the general area, if a player’s ball in play...
by Charlie Marks | Jan 10, 2019 | General Rules
One of the most anticipated “new” Rules for 2019 was the optional Local Rule that provides an alternative to the stroke-and-distance penalty for a ball lost or out of bounds. This situation is on the list of those times when expectations figuratively crash...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Jan 9, 2019 | General Rules
In our 30 Days of 2019 Rules Changes series, we highlighted 30 major rules changes. There are, of course, several other smaller rules changes that didn’t quite make the cut. Below, I’ll discuss a chunk of those, and in parentheses, cite the applicable...
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