This past January new rules for golf were put into effect. It’s the first major revision of the rules in more than 30 years! Are you familiar with all the changes? One of the most effective publications to help you start up to date is the best selling “Golf Rules Quick Reference” published by Artigo…
Get ready for the new golf rules! The USGA and The R&A unveil the new Rules of Golf. Start using them now so you are ready when they go into effect in January, 2019. I’ve listed a few of the rules below. (Thanks to Mass Golf’s website.) • Dropping procedure: When taking relief (from an…
The other day one of my golf buddies asked me about a golf rule that I could not answer. Her partner lost a hole in match play because he used a broken tee he found, and used it to tee up the ball on one of his drives. It seemed a pretty obscure rule and…
With so many golfers traveling for golf, it’s important to know when you should and should not post your golf score with GHIN. (Golf Handicap and Information Network) Normally you should post every score when you play a round of golf. But there are eight situations in which you are NOT supposed to post your…
What’s the rule when your golf ball not only takes a dip in the pool but actually swims a full lap? I was playing a friendly game of golf yesterday, when my ball did just that. The course is a family run 9 hole par 3 on a property that had once been a small…
I get a lot of emails from golfers who are sick and tired of playing a round of golf behind a group of new golfers who play as slow as “molasses running uphill in winter.” Should new golfers be banned from the golf course if they are slow? And why are new golfers slow? Is…
