Here is a simple, visual explainer on what happens when your golf ball finishes up against a bunker rake.
Australian golf rules guru David Blake has been answering a series of questions at his GolfRules Questions YouTube Channel. You can also follow him on Facebook and Instagram, and there’s already a stack of great content – a lot of it concerning the commonly misunderstood rules of golf.
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The divot rule. It seems that every six months or so, the debate over whether golfers should get a free drop out of a divot resurfaces.
It’s perhaps the most annoying non-rule in golf; you don’t get free relief if your golf ball is lying in a divot.
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Water hazards are defined by red or yellow stakes. What is the difference?
Firstly, water hazards aren’t officially known as water hazards anymore. The R&A and the USGA got together to simplify the Rules of Golf and they’re now known as penalty areas.
Yellow stakes define a water hazard penalty area, and red stakes define a lateral water hazard another type of penalty area, and the options for correctly proceeding are similar but there is one difference that is very important to know.
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Korea’s Seonghyeon Kim finished his final round at The CJ Cup this morning in controversial circumstances.
Faced with a four-foot putt for birdie at the 18th hole, Kim’s golf ball cruelly lipped out and sat precariously on the edge of the hole.
https://twitter.com/PGATOUR/status/1449858780209025026
Seonghyeon Kim was assessed a one-stroke penalty for his ball falling into the hole on No.
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A new local golf rule can be used to limit the length of a golf club to 46-inches, and Phil Mickelson isn’t happy.
In the first step (and hopefully not the last) to curb the distances that modern, elite golfers are hitting the golf ball, governing bodies have announced the introduction of a local rule to limit the length of a golf club that will come into effect on January 1, 2022.
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Golf Australia’s golf rules guru David Blake has been going through a bunch of golf rules as part of Under The Card’s YouTube channel and this one may surprise you.
If it’s considered reasonable that you would have to play a shot opposite-handed, but you’re stance or swing is being interfered with by an immovable obstruction such as a cart path for example, then you’re entitled to free relief.
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Can you brush away sand from the green?
Golf rules question. You’re faced with a lengthy putt on the putting green but some sand from the greenside bunker sits between you and the hole, do the golf rules allow you to remove the sand from your line?
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The rules of golf forbid a golfer deliberately touching the sand in a bunker. And the same applies to a golfer’s caddie.
The prestigious US Amateur event took place at Bandon Dunes over the weekend. A couple of days of strokeplay sees the top 64 players progress to the knockout match play competition to determine the winner.
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You’ve hit a provisional golf ball after thinking your original ball may be lost. But what happens when your original golf ball is found?
Under The Card posted this nice rules reminder of this situation, and we’re sharing it below.
I think it’s worth noting that once the original ball is found within three minutes, and you choose to go back and play another golf ball as one of your options for an unplayable lie, you cannot use that provisional you first used off the tee.
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Confused about your Presidents Cup formats? Here is the low-down on foursomes along with a few other variations.
Foursomes is played at both the Ryder Cup and the Presidents Cup, but it is often confused with ambrose. I think it is worthwhile just making the format clear.
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