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‘It’s in his bag!’ Watch LPGA star’s improbable fan encounter
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George Cooper
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Rules of Golf explained: There’s an old hole plug on my line – can I take relief?
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Steve Carroll
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What is Par Bogey? Here are the rules for this unusual format
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf explained: Is there a penalty for an air shot in a bunker?
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Steve Carroll
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Can you play a provisional ball if you might be in a penalty area?
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf explained: Can I replace a ball using my club?
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Steve Carroll
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What is maximum score in golf?
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf explained: My ball is covered in animal droppings – can I get relief?
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Steve Carroll
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What were the 13 original Rules of Golf – and how do they compare with today?
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf explained: Do I have to mark my ball when taking preferred lies relief?
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Steve Carroll
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What happens if the lie of your ball is worsened and it wasn’t your fault?
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Steve Carroll
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PGA Tour star finds himself in rare rules kerfuffle – but would you know what to do?
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Alex Perry
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Rules of Golf explained: What happens if my fourball partner plays the wrong ball?
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Steve Carroll
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When is the ball actually holed?
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Steve Carroll
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Thomas Pieters rules controversy: Did they make the right call?
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Steve Carroll
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‘Never ever seen that!’ Pieters caught up in freakish rules incident
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George Cooper
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What happens if my putt hits the nearest the pin marker?
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Steve Carroll
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Have the 2019 Rules of Golf been a success?
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Steve Carroll
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What does ‘known or virtually certain’ mean?
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Steve Carroll
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Moving out of bounds and setting pins: the side of refereeing you don’t see
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Steve Carroll
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Can I move internal out of bounds posts?
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of golf you have to know
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Hannah Holden
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Can you use refurbished or X-Out balls in a competition?
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Steve Carroll
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The leaves are piling up! Can I get relief?
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Steve Carroll
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Want to play in club competitions? You should be made to pass an exam first
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Steve Carroll
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Everything you need to know about stroke and distance
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Steve Carroll
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Does my entire ball have to be in the teeing area?
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Steve Carroll
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Seven common Rules of Golf we all still break
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Hannah Holden
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What do you have to tell your opponent in match play?
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf explained: My ball moved before I hit it – is it a penalty?
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Steve Carroll
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Three things you might not know about Stableford rules
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf explained: Can I get relief from cracks in the ground?
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Steve Carroll
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How to deal with a dangerous animal condition on the course
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Steve Carroll
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Smith caught up in PGA Tour rules drama: Here’s what you need to know
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George Cooper
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My ball is in water from an overflowing penalty area – what do I do?
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Steve Carroll
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Everything you need to know about boundary objects
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Steve Carroll
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Can I take a practice swing and hit sand in a bunker?
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Steve Carroll
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Unplayable ball in a bunker? Here’s what you need to know
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf explained: My ball is resting against a frog and it won’t budge – what do I do?
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Steve Carroll
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Can you change the loft on a golf club during a round?
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Steve Carroll
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The other hole on a double green is in my way!
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Steve Carroll
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How do you get relief from an Open grandstand?
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Steve Carroll
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Golf’s great divot debate! Should you get relief?
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Bombers beware! Golf’s most famous finishing hole has a nasty surprise
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Steve Carroll
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Beware Grannie Clark’s Wynd! Why you have to play from the road on the Old Course
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Steve Carroll
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Five rules at The Open you’ll never see at your golf club
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf explained: Can I mark my ball on the fringe of the green?
By
Steve Carroll
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The side of The Open you don’t see: Our Rules of Golf expert takes us behind the scenes
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Steve Carroll
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Nothing riles fans more – but what exactly is anchoring?
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf explained: A player hit my ball but returned it too late – what happens now?
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Steve Carroll
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From pastime to passion: How our Rules of Golf expert took his knowledge to the next level
By
Steve Carroll
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LPGA star ends round putting with wedge after ‘freak accident’
By
George Cooper
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Rules of Golf explained: Our expert tackles THAT controversial JT incident
By
Steve Carroll
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Can you use any part of the club to hit a ball?
By
Steve Carroll
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The armchair referees are out in force again – but what do the rules say about Harman’s antics?
By
Steve Carroll
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Remember Phil at Shinnecock? Here’s what could happen now under the Rules of Golf
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Steve Carroll
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Want to concede a putt? Here’s how to do it without breaking the rules
By
Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf explained: Can I get relief from tree roots?
By
Steve Carroll
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Are you allowed to share golf clubs? Here’s what the rules say
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Steve Carroll
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Where should we put hole locations?
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Steve Carroll
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Matsuyama disqualified following equipment blunder
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Hannah Holden
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Rules of Golf explained: Do I have to use my longest club to measure my relief area?
By
Steve Carroll
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Am I allowed to use the green to clean my ball?
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Steve Carroll
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Need a drop zone? Here’s what the Rules of Golf say
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Steve Carroll
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Rules of Golf explained: A mower chewed up my ball – what do I do?
By
Steve Carroll
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Garcia’s fracas with PGA Tour official: What do the Rules of Golf say?
By
Steve Carroll
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How to correctly identify your golf ball
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Steve Carroll
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Can I change my ball when taking relief?
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Steve Carroll
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‘I thought it was the greatest par of my life’: PGA Tour star caught up in bizarre rules violation
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Alex Perry
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Moving loose impediments? Proceed with caution to avoid a rules drama
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Steve Carroll
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How Scheffler avoided a Masters catastrophe – and how you can use the Rules to your advantage
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Steve Carroll
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What are immovable obstructions and how do you take relief?
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Steve Carroll
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My ball was found but I couldn’t get to it in time – what happens now?
By
Steve Carroll
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What are movable obstructions and do you get free relief?
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Steve Carroll
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Can I wear something to protect an injury – even if it helps my swing?
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Steve Carroll
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Think you know everything about the lost ball rules?
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Steve Carroll
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Here’s everything you need to know about the embedded ball rule
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Steve Carroll
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My ball has landed on the tee for a different hole!
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Steve Carroll
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I hit my ball and two came out!
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Steve Carroll
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What can (and can’t) you do if your ball is in a bunker?
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Steve Carroll
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