The USGA gets upwards of 20,000 rules questions from golfers every year. But these two stood out as among the craziest ...

After one of 2025's biggest rules controversies, the USGA and the R&A made an update to its Model Local Rules. The post After ...

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Golf now has a modern set of rules for the Royal & Ancient game, an extensive overhaul that took six years and is aimed at making the rules easier to understand. The R&A and USGA announced the final ...

The USGA and the R&A confirmed that the ball rollback rule will come into effect from 2028 for the pros. Amateurs will be ...

Golf tournament rules officials have been known to describe their jobs as hours of boredom interrupted by moments of sheer terror. Luckily, those moments don’t last ...