Rules of Golf

New Golf AI Rules Assistant launched by the team at Play Today

A new website has integrated AI with the Rules of Golf to provide quick answers for golfers wanting to know how to proceed on the golf course.

The virtual golf website Play Today has launched a beta version of a new golf AI rules assistant.

The idea is that Play Today has integrated AI into a chat-based website dedicated to the Rules of Golf making it easier to quickly understand the correct procedure on the golf course without having to negotiate the full set of golf rules.

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9 things you should know about hitting a provisional golf ball

Do you often find yourself hitting a provisional golf ball? You’ll need to understand what to do next.

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If you watched the final hole of the 2023 Masters you must have seen Jon Rahm’s extraordinary tee shot that was hit into the trees forcing the Spaniard to reload and hit a provisional golf ball.

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R&A and USGA announce the 2023 update to the Rules of Golf

A simplified rule for relief, a new rule for replacing damaged clubs, and omitting your handicap from a scorecard is no longer a penalty under a range of new changes to the Rules of Golf.

Media Release

The R&A and the United States Golf Association today announced the 2023 changes to the Rules of Golf, with groundbreaking new modifications for people with disability, and a global modernisation of the way in which the rules are made available.

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Here is why Cameron Smith copped a two-stroke penalty the day after his third round

A day after his round, Open champion Cameron Smith was handed a two-stroke penalty.

There was a bit of controversy before Cameron Smith took to the first tee to begin his final round of the FedEx St.Jude Championship.

Smith had completed his third round just two strokes behind the leader – keenly aware that a win would see him climb to the top of the World Golf Rankings.

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R&A, USGA to address increased hitting distances in pro golf

Golf’s governing bodies the R&A and USGA released a statement that included the curiously named “Areas of Interest” that signals the beginning of their intent to roll back the increase in distances the golf ball is going in professional golf.

The Areas of Interest are outlined as potential changes to the way golf ball testing is achieved, and the introduction of local rules designed to minimise the effect of the “spring-like effect and moment of inertia in drivers”.

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