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Golf rules knowledge can be dangerous

The full extent of today’s just saying quote at the bottom of this blog slammed into me eight years ago today like a skulled iron shot pl...

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The year of golf’s epiphany?

Bryson DeChambeau clearly didn’t make any fresh New Year’s resolutions for 2021. He just recycled his 2020 ones. Speed is of the essence ...

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Is Bryson baiting golf’s rule makers?

Bryson DeChambeau must have been that kid in the playground who stood and sneered “nah, nah, nah, nah” whenever he bettered his peers. He...

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European Tour loses vast local knowledge

John Paramor stood in front of 60 attendees at the Rules of Golf and Refereeing exam at St Andrews. The European Tour’s Chief Referee tri...

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40 seconds? What were they thinking?

Do you think the USGA and R&A had Winged Foot and the 2020 U.S. Open in mind when they drafted the new Rules of Golf that came into play ...

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The baffling blue backstop

You have to feel for Nelly Korda. She might be celebrating her first major victory if not for the baffling blue backstop behind the 18th ...

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It’s never wrong to do the right thing

Amazing how golf authorities can sometimes do the right thing when it suits, but drag their heels even though the right thing is staring ...

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Golf's basic rule: Play the ball as it lies

I accepted every lie I was given on Woburn’s devilish Duchess course yesterday, and I had some shockers. I obviously didn’t witness every...

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Why are the snails still calling the shots?

The final group in the Aberdeen Standards Investments Scottish Ladies Open at the Renaissance Club took five hours and 16 minutes to comp...

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The problem golf just can't solve

Charles Osborne probably wasn’t facing the same challenge in the U.S. Amateur final as Stacy Lewis was as she prepared for in the final r...

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McIlroy exemplifies spirit of golf

Perhaps Rory McIlroy should have a wee conversation with Bryson DeChambeau about the spirt of golf. He might want to have a chat with Mat...

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Doing the right thing isn't always easy

Gordon Brand Jnr wasn’t sure it was worth it. Even though he’d done the right thing. Brand Jnr, who passed away last year at the young ag...

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Keeping the rules chancers in check

Some players have a lot of brass neck when it comes to the rules of golf. Thankfully it’s just a minority. Bryson DeChambeau seems to hav...

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Did Rahm get a raw rules deal?

Was the PGA Tour too quick to hand Jon Rahm a two-shot penalty in the final round of the Memorial Tournament? Or should the Spaniard have...

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Why Rahm needs to tread carefully

As impressive as it is to see Jon Rahm reach the top of the Official World Golf Ranking after winning the Memorial Tournament, attaining ...

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Temporary rules to beat the Abominable Snowman

Do you feel as though you’ve been playing behind someone with size 12 feet since you returned to the fairways after lockdown? No wonder t...

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Obscure Englishman deserves place on golf's roll of honour

Brian Davis will probably go down in golf’s record books as a mere footnote. He deserves a high place on golf’s roll of honour for his in...

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Time to learn the Rules of Golf

There’s never been a better time to do what most of us have been putting off for years: learn the Rules of Golf. My knowledge of the laws...

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Clerical errors are for accountants, not golfers

Sometimes it’s hard to justify the Rules of Golf to someone who doesn’t play the game. This is one of those times. I can’t believe 17 yea...

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Did the Rules of Golf really need to be rewritten?

As Rules of Golf referees from across the world gather in St Andrews for the annual Level 3 Tournament Administrators and Referee Seminar...

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Kirk already has his major victory

Brian Barnes shot a 4-under-par 68 in the third round of the 1992 Dubai Desert Classic. Not bad for a 47 year old in a field of young buc...

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Who’ll fight for public golf courses?

Interesting piece in Global Golf Post’s International edition this week on a stushie taking place in Australia over public golf courses. ...

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