by Erik J. Barzeski | Nov 6, 2019 | Rules Events
Christina Kim saw a pair of caddies ask and confirm the club selection on a par-three during the sixth round of the LPGA Tour’s Q-Series events. She notified a nearby rules official behind the green after they putted out. He was a local volunteer official, and...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Oct 16, 2019 | General Rules
Rule 10.2b(4) says: (4) Restriction on Caddie Standing Behind Player. When a player begins taking a stance for the stroke and until the stroke is made: The player’s caddie must not deliberately stand in a location on or close to an extension of the line of play behind...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Mar 26, 2019 | Rules Events
With the start of the WGC Match Play tournament about to begin, we thought now was an appropriate time to point out that holes are no longer halved, the status of the match is now the score, and that “dormie” has gone the way of the dodo. Yes, with the...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Mar 20, 2019 | Rules Events
Golf is hard. pic.twitter.com/QuEyVihnGZ — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 7, 2019 They say hindsight is 20/20. Phil Mickelson drove a ball near an OB fence and the ball was determined to be in bounds. He opted to play the next shot right-handed, turning over one of...
by Erik J. Barzeski | Mar 4, 2019 | Rules Events
I apologize for the length of this post. If I had more time I’d have written a shorter one. – Erik J. Barzeski “That Haotong Li penalty was an outrage! He didn’t gain an advantage, and that rule is stupid! Plus why is it two strokes?! This is...
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