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The new Rules of Golf will come into effect in January 2019 and they’ve all been published in a new book that you can soon pick up from your local golf club or accessed online.
Golf’s governing bodies the R&A and USGA have published the new Rules of Golf ahead of their implementation in January 2019.
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Here are the rules of golf relating to hitting the golf ball while standing out of bounds.
We had a few queries after we shared the video of Padraig Harrington taking his stance out of bounds to play his golf ball at The Open.
A few people weren’t aware that it is within the rules of golf to stand on the wrong side of the out of bounds line or fence to play your golf ball.
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Phil Mickelson has lost his cool during a brutal third round of the US Open and intentionally hit a moving golf ball.
A chaotic, brutal third round at Shinnecock Hills has been overshadowed by an incredible moment that saw Phil Mickelson deliberately hit a moving golf ball.
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The backstopping debate has flown under the radar until Jimmy Walker made a frank admission on Twitter over the weekend.
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There have been a number of vocal critics rallying against the practice of ‘backstopping’ in golf for some time now.
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The rules of golf relating to getting relief from a sprinkler head is complicated and there are several factors you need to know.
Your ball is just off the green and you would like to putt but a sprinkler head lies between your ball and the green. Read more
A whole bunch of new golf rules will come into play from January 1, 2019 including a number of changes pertaining to the putting green.
We’ve previously shared the details on the new local rule on stroke and distance as part of the new changes to the rules of golf that come into effect on January 1, 2019 (and not before!).
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One of the most welcomed new rules of golf to come into effect next year is the new local rule alternative to stroke and distance.
As of January 1, 2019 a whole raft of new changes to the rules of golf will come into play including this alternative to the stroke and distance rule.
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Dropping the ball from knee height, relaxed rules on the green and in bunkers and no penalty for a double-hit are some of the changes to the rules of golf to begin in 2019.
Golf’s New Rules have arrived.
They go into effect Jan. 1, 2019.
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This photo went viral and had everyone debating what the ruling is, but it turns out the photo is not quite what it seems.
The R&A have weighed in on the amazing photograph first publicised by Mossman Golf Club that shows a golf ball overhanging the hole, precariously being held up by a small twig.
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You probably can’t get more unlucky than this on the golf course – a stick is stops the golf ball from falling into the hole.
A member at Mossman Golf Club in Port Douglas got the worst break we’ve seen in some time during a round on Sunday, and we’re still not entirely sure what the ruling is.
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