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Did rules chiefs get it wrong over Rory McIlroy’s US Open drop?
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Steve Carroll
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Got a rules issue and need club chiefs to get involved? Here’s what you need to know
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Steve Carroll
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Can I carry my average golf club distances with me during a round?
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Steve Carroll
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Can I get a penalty for holing out a conceded putt?
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Steve Carroll
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How you should sort out a Rules dispute on the course
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Steve Carroll
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Can you play a provisional if your ball might be in a penalty area?
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Steve Carroll
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Timing sheets and radio chat: How referees keep pace of play under control
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Steve Carroll
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You won’t believe the things referees look at before a big tournament
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Steve Carroll
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My ball won’t stay on its spot – what now?
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Steve Carroll
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Can I be forced to play a provisional ball?
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Steve Carroll
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My ball is embedded in the face of a bunker – can I take relief?
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Steve Carroll
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I’ve played the wrong ball in a pairs game – do we lose the hole?
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Steve Carroll
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Should you be warned if you’re about to break a rule?
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Steve Carroll
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Can a golf club make all flooded bunkers ground under repair?
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Steve Carroll
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I was shaking a bush and my ball fell out – where do I play from?
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Steve Carroll
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Are you allowed to go back to get a club left on another hole?
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Steve Carroll
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Can I back into a tree to take my stance?
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Steve Carroll
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I hit my ball over an area of out of bounds – do I reload?
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Steve Carroll
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The flag hasn’t been put back in the hole – can I leave it where it is?
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Steve Carroll
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What happens when a ball moves on the green?
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Steve Carroll
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Nine key Rules of Golf you just can’t stop getting wrong
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Steve Carroll
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What is out of bounds in golf?
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Steve Carroll
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Is backstopping actually against the Rules of Golf?
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Steve Carroll
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Are there some Rules of Golf it is acceptable to break?
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Steve Carroll
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What is the Collin Morikawa ruling at the Masters?
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Steve Carroll
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Quiet, please! How careless talk can cost you penalty shots
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Steve Carroll
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The 5 new rules you need to know ahead of the golf season
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Steve Carroll
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Struggling to get a grip of the rules? Check out the R&A’s new beginner’s video guide
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Steve Carroll
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Got a dodgy drop and want a ‘test run’? Here’s what the rules say
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Steve Carroll
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My opponent moved a rake while a ball was in motion – is it a penalty?
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Steve Carroll
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My ball is plugged in a bunker – what are my options?
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Steve Carroll
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R&A and USGA: We’ll adopt golf ball roll back at majors
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Matt Chivers
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Can I play a match play and stroke play event at the same time?
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Steve Carroll
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Can you wrap a towel round your grip to take a shot?
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Steve Carroll
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My ball hit another person – what happens now?
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Steve Carroll
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The Rules of Golf app which means you’ll never get caught out
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Steve Carroll
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Can slamming your golf club into the ground get you into trouble?
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Steve Carroll
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My ball landed in a different teeing area on the same hole – can I tee up again from there?
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Steve Carroll
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Who is allowed to mark your scorecard during a round?
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Steve Carroll
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Can I use tees that are tied together with string?
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Steve Carroll
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I hit my ball as it was falling off the tee – can I reload?
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Steve Carroll
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Can you putt from the green if a temp is in play?
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Steve Carroll
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Tree-gate: Was everything in the Patrick Reed rules controversy by the book?
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Steve Carroll
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Can you use binoculars to identify your golf ball?
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Steve Carroll
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Patrick Reed ‘got lucky’ after another bizarre rules situation
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Alex Perry
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My fourball partner hasn’t turned up – what do the Rules of Golf say I should do?
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Steve Carroll
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I hit my ball straight into the ground – can I have relief from the pitch mark?
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Steve Carroll
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An animal grabbed my ball while it was moving – what now?
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Steve Carroll
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Can you use a spirit level to measure slope on a green?
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Steve Carroll
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Two immovable obstructions are next to each other – what do I do?
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Steve Carroll
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How should you move a ball marker that’s interfering with play?
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Steve Carroll
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Can you practise on the golf course before a round?
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Steve Carroll
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The Rules of Golf have changed! This is what you need to know
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Steve Carroll
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Do you have to move your ball from Ground Under Repair?
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Steve Carroll
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Can a caddie stand behind a player during a shot?
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Steve Carroll
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The five winter rules all golfers break
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Hannah Holden
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What is the outside influence rule in golf?
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Steve Carroll
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Six putting green rules you have to know
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Hannah Holden
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Is this the worst rule in golf? Gary Player thinks so
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George Cooper
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Can you declare a golf ball lost?
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Steve Carroll
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The Rules of Golf you HAVE to know in a penalty area
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Hannah Holden
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Did you know about this odd clubface rule?
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Steve Carroll
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What is the one ball rule in golf?
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Steve Carroll
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Five things you missed in the 2023 Rules of Golf update
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Steve Carroll
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How long can you take to identify a ball?
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Steve Carroll
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You’ll never guess which rule this legend wants to change!
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George Cooper
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Get this match play rule wrong and you won’t get off the 1st tee!
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Steve Carroll
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How will the new Rules of Golf affect YOUR game?
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Steve Carroll
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Is it always a DQ if I forget to sign my scorecard?
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Steve Carroll
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PGA Tour star DQ’d after ‘knowingly’ breaking rules
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Alex Perry
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Are self standing putters legal?
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Steve Carroll
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Can my club force me to use a mat on the fairway?
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Steve Carroll
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What Stableford penalties can you face in the Rules of Golf?
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Steve Carroll
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Can you stand behind your playing partner and watch them putt?
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Steve Carroll
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Do you have to put your handicap on your scorecard?
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Steve Carroll
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What happens if you damage your club during a round?
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Steve Carroll
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Golf Ball Moved By Natural Forces: What do the Rules of Golf say?
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Steve Carroll
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What are the rules for back-on-the-line relief?
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Steve Carroll
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My ball has hit an insect on the green – can I putt again?
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Steve Carroll
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How do the Rules help golfers with disabilities?
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Steve Carroll
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