The USGA and the R&A decide whether a club is conforming or non-conforming. In competition, if you make a stroke with a ...

The Rules of Golf always play a big role in the professional game, and 2024 was certainly no exception. We saw major rules violations across all the world’s biggest tours, from the PGA Tour, to LIV, ...

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Resident Rules of Golf expert Fergus Bisset joins Golf Monthly editor Neil Tappin to discuss the situations where you can practice on the golf course and perhaps more importantly, where you can't ...

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Veteran golf caddies share the most important unwritten golf rules for all players. Key advice: Avoid unwanted commentary, don't crowd lost ball searches, respect the course. Maintain pace-of-play by ...

Golf Games Explained is exactly what it sounds like. You want to mix it up and try something new for once? Well, someone has to do the thankless work of playing different golf formats and telling you ...

While it might look funny (a putter with the loft of an 8-iron), there's no question that a "chipper" is an effective golf club. You might laugh when you see one pulled from a bag, but those giggles ...

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