Author: Jimmy Becker
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Penalties: Not Just For Football!
For many avid sports fans, penalties are most often associated with football. The sport is well known for their officials throwing the yellow flag for infractions ... -
Match Play Madness
Whether you compete in SCGA Team Play, Women’s Team Play or in a match play event with your club, it is very important to understand the ... -
Now Hear This: Audio Equipment and the Rules
While many of us hit the links to escape technology and all our devices, one of the things we see (or hear) more often on the ... -
Beached, But Not Trapped: If an Entire Rule is Dedicated to one Area of the Course, you Know it Must be Important
RULE 12 of the Rules of Golf deals with bunkers (not sand traps). Bunkers aren’t the best place to be, but you will get out of ... -
Know Your Scorecard: If Only They Could Talk
In stroke play, whether you are in a friendly or serious competition, a scorecard is a vital component of the round. It tells an accurate story ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
