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Is an alternative to the stroke and distance rule good for golf?
A new local rule, offering an alternative to stroke and distance, is the standout feature of golf’s modernised rules released by the R&A and USGA. …
'When we play courses that are nearly 8,000 yards it will be the most boring week of the year'
Where would technology go if we were playing a different style of golf course? European Tour star Paul Waring would like to see technology going down …
Mind the gap: Pros and hackers have never been further apart
The driving data in the latest Distance Report can be manipulated to suit various preconceptions – but there is one inconvenient truth
How does the USGA course rating system work?
It is a crucial part of the new World Handicap project. But what does the USGA Course Rating system do? Steve Carroll explains…
World Handicap System: Key questions answered
We’ve all got lots of queries around the new World Handicap System and how it will work. Steve Carroll put some of the questions to Gemma Hunter, …
What difference will the World Handicap System really make? The devil will be in the details
In his regular From The Clubhouse column, Steve Carroll writes that we need to know more before we can really judge the impact of the new handicap …
How might the new World Handicap System affect a club golfer?
Steve Carroll asked a prolific competitor to analyse his rounds. Did he go up or down under the proposed new calculations?
Seven points arising from the new World Handicap System
The World Handicap System has been revealed by the R&A and USGA. But does the announcement raise more questions than it answers? Steve Carroll takes …
Iconic clubhouses from around the world
From Abu Dhabi to the fabled US Open clubhouses we salute some of the greatest buildings in the game with some of the most spectacular views
R&A rules chief: We're not writing the rules for our own ends
NCG sits down with David Rickman, the R&A's executive director - governance, to talk about the 2019 Rules of Golf and the process behind the changes