Rolled out last year as a “modernization” to make golf easier to understand, the governing bodies announced Monday the new set of rules will take effect Jan. 1. The new Rules of Golf have been ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Rickie Fowler sent a powerful message to the USGA and R&A on Thursday at the Honda Classic. If you’re a fellow pro fed up with how the simplified new Rules of Golf are ...

If your ball ends up in a plugged lie in the sand, can you remove it to identify it? Rules Guy has the answer.

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Golfers new to the game are often unaware that it's a penalty to repair a pitch mark or replace a divot if it's on your line of play (Rule 8.1). By doing so, you're improving your next shot and that ...

You've probably seen video replays of pro golfers smashing tee markers after hitting poor shots. Brooks Koepka's assault on one at the LIV Golf Dallas tournament in late June comes to mind. So does ...

Was this two-stroke sanction for Shane Lowry behind a new Local Rule announced in the latest Rules of Golf update?