There are things you can do to make your next shot easier as found in the Rules of Golf, but there are a lot of things you can’t do. Rule 8.1 covers actions players can’t do to because they would ...

Your approach shot caroms off a firm green and rolls off, stopping in deep rough. The only option for your next play would be some kind of flop shot. To execute a flop, you'd have to set up in a wide, ...

Q. I have interference from a cart path, sprinkler head or other artificial object (immovable obstruction) – what are my options? A. You may either play your ball as it lies or take free relief. To ...

PINEHURST, N.C. — Winning at the highest levels of professional golf requires a little luck. Any pro will tell you that. A gassed chip that rattles the flagstick and drops. A fluffy lie in the rough.

The chain link fence separating the San Antonio Country Club golf course from Pershing Street rattled. Then it rattled again. How fortuitous. The Texas Mid-Amateur Match Play Championship had just ...

What is an obstruction? An obstruction is anything we find on the golf course that is artificial or man-made. Ball washers, benches, sprinkler heads, control boxes, lightning shelters and other ...

Every year, the USGA Rules Department answers thousands of inquiries about the Rules of Golf. The questions come from golf associations, golf professionals, clubs, Committees in charge of competitions ...