Rules of Golf and Etiquette

9,123 topics in this forum

1. Not a fan of GHIN new 9 hole scoring system 1 2 3 4

   By kiawah, April 18
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   • DaveLeeNC
   • 12 hours ago

3. To cap or not to cap 1 2

   By reggiehdz, February 20
   • 40 replies
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   • reggiehdz
   • 13 hours ago

4. Committee and Red Staked Penalty Area????

   By denkea, yesterday at 01:02 PM
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   • sui generis
   • 17 hours ago

5. The Grint and Handicap Tracking-Affiliated Club

   By RoyalMustang, 22 hours ago
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   • Abh159
   • 19 hours ago

6. Legal local rule? NPZ and PA

   By Augster, Tuesday at 12:51 AM
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   • Mr. Bean
   • 23 hours ago

7. Penalty area question with a drop area

   By ManBearPig98, Wednesday at 03:13 AM
   • 1 reply
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   • rogolf
   • Wednesday at 03:31 AM

8. Soft and Hard Cap Trigger based on Calendar Year

   By Pfish, Monday at 02:26 PM
   • 6 replies
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   • Hawkeye77
   • Tuesday at 08:04 PM

9. Pace of play question

   By mc2, Sunday at 09:18 PM
   • 24 replies
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   • nsxguy
   • Tuesday at 03:04 PM

10. Posting More Than 9 Holes Without a Full Side Being Played

    By DaveLeeNC, Monday at 01:38 AM
    • 5 replies
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    • Mr. Bean
    • Tuesday at 10:51 AM

11. Dropped ball and original ball found right afterwards 1 2 3 4 5

    By naval2006, April 2
    • 141 replies
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    • iacas
    • Monday at 11:51 PM

12. Is The Search For The Original Ball Compulsory After A Better Provisional Played? 1 2

    By EmperorPenguin, April 14
    • 39 replies
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    • sjn1
    • Monday at 09:40 PM

13. Unraked Bunkers 1 2 3 4

    By Dallas, February 1, 2022
    • 99 replies
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    • huskydawg
    • Monday at 04:27 PM

14. Red penalty area - rules question

    By mc2, Sunday at 09:01 PM
    • 18 replies
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    • Imp
    • Monday at 03:42 PM

15. How do you handle a slow player in your group? 1 2 3 4

    By crp709, March 5, 2019
    • 102 replies
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    • gato_plomo
    • Monday at 10:56 AM

16. What’s worse if you don’t. Loud Radio or pot smoking on course? 1 2 3

    By gticlay, March 29
    • 74 replies
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    • gato_plomo
    • Monday at 08:19 AM

17. Question Regarding Single v Par Format And Handicap Qualifying

    By Denny100, April 14
    • 19 replies
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    • SNIPERBBB
    • April 19

18. Golf League Playing Handicap Question

    By evilelf, April 18
    • 3 replies
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    • davep043
    • April 19

19. Is it legal to measure length of putt with your club?

    By MBAndrews21, April 16
    • 10 replies
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    • iacas
    • April 17

20. New USGA 9 Hole Score Differentials Seem Way Off 1 2

    By madeinguam81, March 29
    • 42 replies
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    • Shilgy
    • April 16

21. Intervening event or not?

    By Mr. Bean, April 7
    • 7 replies
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    • Jackal
    • April 15

22. Refusing to sign card 1 2

    By PaddyK, December 30, 2013
    • 52 replies
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    • rogolf
    • April 14

23. 2024 Masters - Spieth on 15 / Strategy and Rules (SPOILER if you haven't seen it)

    By bjorn240, April 12
    • 3 replies
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    • ArtMBgolf
    • April 13

24. Why are course ratings and slope not based on score data? 1 2 3 4 6

    By highbombs77, November 12, 2022
    • 159 replies
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    • Newby
    • April 11

25. A new game

    By Jeff58, April 4
    • 6 replies
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    • Jeff58
    • April 10

26. Fixing divots to the extreme.

    By Philpug, April 7
    • 9 replies
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    • Shilgy
    • April 10

27. Bunker Question

    By GowerND11, April 8
    • 8 replies
    • 471 views
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    • antip
    • April 9

28. Different tee boxes in a group - how common is this? 1 2 3

    By dffjunior, January 28
    • 60 replies
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    • Shilgy
    • April 7

29. What Golf Habit Do You Find Most Annoying? 1 2 3 4 5

    By Forged4ever, October 27, 2023
    • 125 replies
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    • Philpug
    • April 7

30. You Get to Your Ball and a Turtle Has Stopped It 1 2 3

    By North Texas, March 30
    • 66 replies
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    • IndyArcher
    • April 3

31. what to do in this situation? 1 2

    By Supa Dupa Fly, January 24
    • 33 replies
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    • puttingmatt
    • April 3

32. PCC change 1 2 3 4 6

    By Newby, August 22, 2022
    • 156 replies
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    • ThinkingPlus
    • April 1

33. Is reverse sandbagging wrong? 1 2 3

    By hockeyplayer21, March 25
    • 76 replies
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    • Imp
    • April 1

34. Playing 18 holes on a 9 hole course -- shotgun start -- Front/Back 9 Definition 1 2

    By larrybud, March 23
    • 41 replies
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    • larrybud
    • March 30

35. The Meaning of Required Spot in 14.2b(2)/1, Ball Dropped When Required to Replace

    By Halebopp, March 27
    • 27 replies
    • 386 views
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    • antip
    • March 28

36. Nelly Korda on Friday at the 14th hole; rule on replacing the ball 1 2

    By beck, March 23
    • 54 replies
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    • Seamus_McDuff
    • March 28

37. How to Handle Lightning 1 2

    By bcjim, October 21, 2023
    • 44 replies
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    • BlackDiamondPar5
    • March 27

38. What’s with taking your hat off? 1 2 3

    By Climbhard, March 24
    • 79 replies
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    • GwrxMod
    • March 27

39. In Match Play, Is Honors Actually a Disadvantage? 1 2 3

    By MariahCarry, March 19
    • 60 replies
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    • kiawah
    • March 25

40. Odd quirk in posting partial scores 1 2 3

    By bluedot, February 23
    • 69 replies
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    • North Butte
    • March 25

41. Ball moving when taking stance.

    By MBAndrews21, March 24
    • 28 replies
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    • rogolf
    • March 25

42. Have you ever thrown a club? 1 2

    By bobfoster, March 14
    • 58 replies
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    • nsxguy
    • March 25

43. Played with such clowns today... 1 2

    By jholz, November 4, 2023
    • 39 replies
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    • mrfitz
    • March 24

44. Adjusting rating/slope for a tee box change

    By larrybud, March 4
    • 6 replies
    • 547 views
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    • larrybud
    • March 23

45. England: Player in Stableford competition skips holes without teeing off - Is that a DQ? 1 2 3 4 6

    By ParHunter, March 12
    • 160 replies
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    • nsxguy
    • March 22

46. Garmin Approach S70 - what features are legal for tournament play?

    By Ty_Webb, March 12
    • 9 replies
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    • Imp
    • March 22

47. Proper handicap allocation for 2v2 net combined score match play

    By hollabachgt, March 21
    • 15 replies
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    • davep043
    • March 22

48. Timing of a Ball Hanging on the Lip of the Cup 1 2 3 4

    By Argonne69, March 17
    • 97 replies
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    • Imp
    • March 21

49. Chipping on the green 1 2 3

    By TomScht, December 9, 2023
    • 61 replies
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    • courcy75
    • March 21

50. Inconsistent communication on where to drop

    By MisterT, March 18
    • 19 replies
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    • betarhoalphadelta
    • March 20

51. 14 Club Rule 1 2 3

    By rzitup, February 17
    • 88 replies
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    • I'_rather_be_golfing
    • March 19