Golf usually speaks in absolutes. Players, commentators, and officials talk as if the rules are universally understood. But ...

LIV Golf has announced that several rule changes are being planned. The league announced it is collaborating with golf’s ...

The PGA Tour is implementing five new Model Local Rules, two of which would have been very helpful for the former major champ ...

After one of 2025’s biggest rules controversies, the USGA and the R&A made an update to its Model Local Rules.

As much as the USGA and R&A have done to simplify the Rules of Golf, there never seems to be a shortage of gaffes occurring on the professional tours and at major amateur events. In 2025, there seemed ...

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You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. The Freeport golf team won the Class B championship by 12 shots in 2020, but ...