A friend of mine emailed me with the question below regarding a golfer having 15 clubs in a stableford fourball match:
RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:
“If you have time I have a question on the rules…
I was playing a fourball stableford competition yesterday, on the first green my playing partner discovered he had 15 clubs in his […]
Ever since the launch of TaylorMade’s revolutionary r7 quad driver with Movable Weight Technology (MWT™) back in 2004 the following question has been a common one:
RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:
“You seem to be helping everybody out with your golf rulings, I learn something every time I log onto your sites, now can you help us out […]
Every week I see a limited knowledge of the Rules of Golf leading to incorrect decisions, here is one recent example:
RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:
“How are you? I have a question regarding a rules decision. In our social club competion the winner was penalized 2 shots for testing the green.
What he did was to rub his […]
The golf rules questions continue to hit my mailbox and as ever it is a pleasure to answer them. Here’s one relating to Tiger Woods on the 13th tee at the 2007 US Masters:
RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:
“Please can take a look at this YouTube clip of Tiger Woods at the 2007 US Masters and explain […]
Each week I receive a rules of golf question similar to the one below. It concerns a common scenario where a golfer must be absolutely clear on whether they must proceed under Rule 26-1 or under Rule 27-1:
RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:
“My friend and I were playing and she hit a long blind shot that obviously […]
This week I received an interesting question about what happens when a ball marker sticks to your putter. Weird I know, but you’ll be happy to know The Rules of Golf have every possibility covered! :
RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:
“I have a question for you, this actually happened to me. I think it’s an interesting one.
I […]
This week I received this question referring to Rule 27-2a, and thought it would be useful to share my reply with everyone:
RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:
“Hi Barry,
I have a rules question that arose in our group yesterday.
We were playing in an eighteen hole medal play contest. A guy in our foursome pushed his tee shot to […]
Recently I received this question referring to Rule 13-4a, and thought it would be useful to share my reply with everyone:
RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:
“My ball is laying in the centre and to one end of a bunker.The bunker rake is the other end of the bunker. The sand in the middle of the bunker has […]
Last week I was asked the following question on how to correctly take relief from casual water. I’m sure one minute spent reading my answer will avoid any confusion next time you encounter this particular situation on the golf course:
RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:
“This last weekend I spent a fabulous time playing golf, during Saturday and […]
In recent years we have seen a massive increase in the number of high-tech tools available to golfers. You can now choose from rangefinders, GPS systems such as SkyCaddie, launch monitors and swing analyzers, With this new technology comes some confusion as to when one can take advantage of these devices. A couple of days […]
I recently received this question relating to Rule 18-2 and what to do if a bird picks up your golf ball and drops it in the rough!
RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:
“Hi there,
And a very good day to you, can you solve this one please. Recently I hit a nice drive landing in the centre of the […]
For as long as I have been playing golf there has always been confusion over the rulings for red and yellow stakes, or to put it more accurately “Water Hazards” and “Lateral Water Hazards”.
I recently ran across the same confusion again in the email below, so please read on to ensure you are absolutely clear […]
Hi, it’s Barry here, this week I answered another interesting question on The Rules of Golf:
RULES OF GOLF QUESTION:
“A player leaves his bag in the middle of the next fairway as his next tee shot will come back past where he has left his bag. If the same player hits his bag with his tee […]
Following on from my previous blog on the most significant changes to the Rules of Golf, effective since 1st January 2008, I would now like to draw readers’ attention to another change relating to the design of clubs.
Whereas, previously woods (metals) and irons could not be designed to be adjustable, except for weight, the R&A […]
A frequently misunderstood aspect of the Rules of Golf concerns the asking for and giving of advice.
The definition states:
“Advice is any counsel or suggestion which could influence a player in determining his play, the choice of a club or the method of making a stroke. Information on the Rules or on matters of public information, […]