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Author: Jimmy Becker

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Jimmy Becker

Since rejoining the SCGA in 2011 from the NCGA, Jimmy helps administer SCGA, CGA and USGA qualifiers/championships, and is featured in the Rules Crew video series, teaching the Rules of Golf to SCGA members and its clubs. Jimmy is also a member of a Rules & Competitions Department that annually scores some of the highest marks in the country on the USGA Rules of Golf exam at the USGA/PGA Rules workshops. He is a member of the USGA’s Women's Amateur Public Links Committee and works as a rules official at the WAPL Championship annually. A native Southern Californian, in his free time Jimmy enjoys hanging out with friends, playing sports and going to the beach.

  • FeaturedKnow the RulesSpring 2022
    By Jimmy Becker
    April 21, 2022
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    The Provisional Ball: What? How? When?

    Often in casual play and SCGA competitions, players don’t seem to know when or how to properly play a provisional ball. It is one of the ...
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  • Know the RulesSummer 2021
    By Jimmy Becker
    July 22, 2021
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    20 Things You Didn’t Know About Golf Equipment

    Over time, and with the advances of modern technology, golf equipment has dramatically changed. Whether it’s the ball, club, grip, shaft or any other piece of ...
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  • Know the RulesSpring 2021
    By Jimmy Becker
    April 26, 2021
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    Famous Rulings at Torrey Pines

    With the spotlight returning to the San Diego area for the 2021 U.S. Open, the Rules Crew revisits a few of the interesting rulings that have ...
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  • Fall 2017Know the Rules
    By Jimmy Becker
    October 23, 2017
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    Think You’ve Seen It All? When The Rules of Golf Make You Scratch Your Head

    Golf seems like a simple sport. Hit a little ball many times and at some point, get the ball in the hole. Well, there are many ...
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  • Know the RulesSpring 2017
    By Jimmy Becker
    April 26, 2017
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    A Change Is Gonna Come

    The biggest complaint about the Rules of Golf is that they are too complicated. Recently, the R&A and the USGA unveiled their solution to this, debuting ...
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    Know the RulesSummer 2016
    By Jimmy Becker
    July 1, 2016
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    Day at the Beach: Know Your Bunkers

    With summer now in full swing, and everyone playing a lot more golf, it’s appropriate that we talked about non-water hazards on a golf course, bunkers. ...
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  • new rules
    Know the RulesWinter 2016
    By Jimmy Becker
    January 1, 2016
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    New Year, New Rules: Get Familiar with the Changes Before They Cost You Strokes

    Every four years, the Royal & Ancient and the United States Golf Association announce changes to the Rules of Golf. Recently, the two governing bodies announced ...
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    Know the RulesSpring 2015
    By Jimmy Becker
    April 1, 2015
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    Helpful Rules: If you think the rules exist to penalize, think again

    Penalties, penalties, penalties. The mere mention of the word “penalty” in the world of golf makes people sweat. Penalties under the Rules come in four basic ...
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  • four ball
    Know the Rules
    By Jimmy Becker
    January 1, 2015
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    What is Four-Ball and How Does It Affect the Rules?

    In 2015, the USGA will hold its first editions of the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championships, and the SCGA will conduct its first ...
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  • match play
    Know the Rules
    By Jimmy Becker
    October 1, 2014
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    A Different Challenge: Match Play Format is Plenty Different, Starting with your Opponent…

    There’s no doubt about it, Match Play is exciting. But most people don’t get to play this format at their local club. It is just you ...
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FeaturedSpring 2022Travel

The Pubs of St Andrews

The challenge seemed daunting at first. On an eight-day trip to St Andrews, my job was to rate the pubs in this lively college town where golf began six centuries ...
  • Scotland Must-Plays & Hidden Gems: 10 Terrific Tracks that Prove the Old Course Isn’t the Only Game Around

    By Joe Passov
    April 21, 2022
  • Bob Does Hollywood: The Hardest Working Man on Instagram Finds Gold in Golf

    By Adam Hawk
    April 21, 2022
  • Not Your Father’s Game: With Two Facilities Newly Open and Callaway at the Helm, the Topgolf Explosion Comes to the Southland

    By Scott Kauffman
    April 21, 2022
  • The Provisional Ball: What? How? When?

    By Jimmy Becker
    April 21, 2022
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