Results for 2023 rules of golf one ball rule change
Rules of Golf
My ball has landed on a divot – can I move it?
By
Steve Carroll
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World Handicap System
The way fourball match play handicaps are worked out is changing
By
Steve Carroll
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5 things you might not know about Course Rating
By
Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
Do I get free relief from animal scrapings?
By
Steve Carroll
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Club
I think I’m in a penalty area but it’s not marked – can I get free relief?
By
Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
5 Rule Changes You Need To Know!
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Matt Coles
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Our two putts have collided on the green – what do we do now?
By
Steve Carroll
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Martin Slumbers to step down as R&A chief executive
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Steve Carroll
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PGA Tour
Divot doom and plug problems! Jordan Spieth’s luck was out at the Sentry
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Matt Chivers
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Rules of Golf
How many of these Rules of Golf changes do you still use in your game?
By
Steve Carroll
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Player Profiles
Wyndham Clark: Player Profile
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Matt Coles
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Player Profiles
Jon Rahm: Player Profile
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Matt Coles
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LIV Golf
Thank you Rory! Greg Norman welcomes McIlroy’s LIV Golf U-turn
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Matt Chivers
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Do these stats show golfers are starting to embrace the World Handicap System?
By
Steve Carroll
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PGA Tour
It’s Tiger and Rory’s new venture – but what is TGL golf?
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Matt Chivers
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Rules of Golf
Groovy! You can still use your old clubs in competitions
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Steve Carroll
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World Handicap System
I put in every card for handicap for six months – what did I learn?
By
Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
My ball hit a marker on the green and went in – does it count?
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Steve Carroll
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Are tractor ruts considered ground under repair?
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Steve Carroll
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Club
Can I switch my ball when taking preferred lies relief?
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
Do I have to take a drop out of ground under repair?
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Steve Carroll
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Club
Help! I’ve run out of balls – what now?
By
Steve Carroll
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Which balls will be legal when roll back arrives?
By
Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
I found my ball but lost it again – what happens now?
By
Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
Can I rotate my ball on the green without marking it?
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Steve Carroll
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PGA Tour
Rory McIlroy’s dig at Henrik Stenson sparks response from LIV Golfers
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Matt Chivers
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Rules of Golf
I ‘lost’ my ball but found it in the hole – is it a hole in one?
By
Steve Carroll
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World Handicap System
Why your handicap might change in 2024
By
Matt Chivers
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‘We do not support this announcement’: Golf world responds to reduced distance decision
By
Matt Chivers
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‘You think we play the same stuff you do?’: Rory McIlroy responds to rollback rage
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Matt Chivers
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Could the golf ball be rolled back for everyone?
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
Does an air shot count as a stroke?
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Steve Carroll
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World Handicap System
Golf isn’t just 18 holes and 6,000 yards!: Course architects back big WHS changes
By
Steve Carroll
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World Handicap System
How many PCC adjustments have there been in England? The answer may surprise you
By
Steve Carroll
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World Handicap System
There are big changes coming to the World Handicap System
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Steve Carroll
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World Handicap System
Fourball bandits beware! Your scores can count for handicap
By
Steve Carroll
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World Handicap System
There is a new way of sorting out when you’ve not played a hole: Explaining ‘Expected Score’
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Steve Carroll
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World Handicap System
What’s happening to my Course Handicap?
By
Steve Carroll
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World Handicap System
‘It’s good governance’: Why The R&A carried out a huge WHS review
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Steve Carroll
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My ball EXPLODED after a shot – what do the Rules say?
By
Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
I accidentally kicked my ball on the green – is it a penalty?
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Steve Carroll
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Club
In or out? What do you do with the flagstick when putting?
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
Someone has picked up my ball – what happens now?
By
Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
‘It hit me too’: Why Justin Thomas didn’t get a penalty after Ryder Cup rules controversy
By
Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
Can you ask which direction the wind is coming from?
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Steve Carroll
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Does EVERY men’s competition have to be off the back tees? It’s so boring!
By
Steve Carroll
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‘There are no barriers’: How Golf It! could reshape how we play the sport
By
Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
I picked up my ball without marking it and my partner said I was disqualified! Is that right?
By
Steve Carroll
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Club
What’s the problem with changing your shoes in the car park?
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
Do I get line of play relief from yardage markers?
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Steve Carroll
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Course management
Should you get every putt past the hole?
By
Hannah Holden
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I whiffed off the tee in a foursomes game – is my partner taking the next shot?
By
Steve Carroll
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PGA Championship Versus LIV Golf
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Women in Golf Awards recognise amazing contribution to the sport
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Steve Carroll
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Club
Do we really need 14 clubs in our bags?
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Steve Carroll
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Can a ball hit the flagstick if it’s being attended?
By
Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf
Should we change the stroke and distance rule in club competitions?
By
Steve Carroll
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PGA Championship Versus LIV Golf
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Drivers
The local rule that moulded Christo Lamprecht’s golf swing
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Hannah Holden
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Rules of Golf
Never get caught out on the course again – have the Rules of Golf in the palm of your hand
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Course management
Diary of a PGA Pro: The Paradox of Choice
By
Jack Backhouse
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The Open
The Open: Everything you need to know about the 151st Open Championship at Hoylake
By
Steve Carroll
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Club
Got a rules issue and need club chiefs to get involved? Here’s what you need to know
By
Steve Carroll
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US Open
Is the US Open’s reputation for brutality at risk at LACC?
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Learn from the pros
Driver Swing vs Iron Swing (Made Simple)
By
Jack Backhouse
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Club
How you should sort out a Rules dispute on the course
By
Steve Carroll
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Club
My ball won’t stay on its spot – what now?
By
Steve Carroll
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Balls
‘There’s a lot at stake here’ – PGA Tour players reject golf ball roll back in crunch meeting
By
Matt Chivers
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Club
My ball is embedded in the face of a bunker – can I take relief?
By
Steve Carroll
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Club
I’ve played the wrong ball in a pairs game – do we lose the hole?
By
Steve Carroll
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Scabby range balls and bunker rakes: What we’d put into club golf’s Room 101
By
Steve Carroll
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Club
Should you be warned if you’re about to break a rule?
By
Steve Carroll
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