When there's a sprinkler head between your ball and the green, you may be entitled to free relief - but only in certain circumstances. The post Have you been applying this common golf rule incorrectly ...

Golf is a complex sport and the rules must reflect that. But is the rule book too complicated and does that allow cheats to ...

It can sometimes seem that the Rules of Golf are out to get you and not devised to be fair or work at all in your favor (ball ...

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 ...

After ringing in the new year, the game of golf saw some changes in rules for the 2026 season. So, what’s there to know? 18 ...

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 ...

What does that mean for you and the rest of your foursome if you decide on the first tee that anyone can take a lateral drop for a ball that lands out of bounds? Well, let's just say that if it's a ...

In this video, Neil Tappin is joined by Golf Monthly Rules Guru Jezz Ellwood to discuss why the rules of golf are so ...

The Masters Tournament takes place at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia ...

A big R&A survey has revealed which rules golfers encountered most when on the course – these were the most commonplace ...

What do you do if your ball hits a lawnmower in the fairway and bounces OB? Can you hit again without penalty? Rules Guy has the answer. The post Rules Guy: My ball hit a lawnmower and bounced OB. Is ...

The Rules of Golf explain what happens if you hit the ball with a practice swing … and what you can do if you don't think ...