Rules of Golf and Etiquette

9,208 topics in this forum

1. Match rules for high school competitions 1 2

   By dgarland, Wednesday at 07:47 PM
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   • dgarland
   • 40 minutes ago

3. YE Yang- Senior Open, fairway bunker shot to #18

   By Ray Jackson, yesterday at 04:45 PM
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   • Mr. Bean
   • 8 hours ago

4. Etiquette who pays when you're invited to a private club? 1 2

   By vbb, August 8, 2019
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   • Schulzmc
   • Yesterday at 12:11 AM

5. Vintage bag and handicap

   By tatertot, Sunday at 10:51 PM
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   • Hickory4ever
   • Wednesday at 04:02 PM

6. Herding geese towards your opponent!

   By Cody12, July 1
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   • golfortennis
   • Wednesday at 01:14 PM

7. Is The Search For The Original Ball Compulsory After A Better Provisional Played? 1 2 3 4

   By EmperorPenguin, April 14
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   • Mudguard
   • Wednesday at 04:34 AM

8. Games for 8 person outing

   By dstnlandry, December 9, 2020
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   • BALZ
   • Monday at 10:27 PM

9. What tees to play? Group Competition 1 2

   By GoldenAges, July 10
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   • nsxguy
   • Monday at 03:26 PM

10. I dislike sandbaggers

    By teckneeklyperfect, Sunday at 01:28 AM
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    • st1800e
    • Monday at 02:01 PM

11. Sprinkler head in the rough 1 2

    By Noles, July 13
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    • Mr. Bean
    • Sunday at 03:30 PM

12. Sharing Etiquette Tips

    By Huskerbuc, July 13
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    • Hawkeye77
    • Sunday at 12:50 PM

13. Hit into on purpose. 1 2

    By SBGolferMichael, July 10
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    • DaleUK
    • July 20

14. Should Robert MacIntyre have been penalized for improving his stance on 16 at the Scottish Open?

    By PaulM26, July 14
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    • nsxguy
    • July 19

15. Not a fan of GHIN new 9 hole scoring system 1 2 3 4 13

    By kiawah, April 18
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    • Augster
    • July 19

16. Apparent Ground Under Repair?

    By EmperorPenguin, July 17
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    • sui generis
    • July 19

17. No personal coolers allowed 1 2 3

    By MarcellusW, June 21
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    • Pnwpingi210
    • July 18

18. WHS / GHIN lookup for playing competitions abroad

    By shaneyank, February 27
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    • Pnwpingi210
    • July 17

19. Does Temporary Immovable Obstruction Give Relief To Intended Line Of Play?

    By EmperorPenguin, July 16
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    • Augster
    • July 17

20. Call up par 4 hole. My ball hits their bag/body/ball and goes in hole. Hole in one albatross still?

    By Foxx, July 15
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    • antip
    • July 16

21. Golf Digest; What's a 6-handicap, really? 1 2 3

    By Golferpaul, July 7
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    • Pnwpingi210
    • July 15

22. is this a penalty in two man better ball? 1 2

    By manymulligan, June 4
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    • rogolf
    • July 14

23. Aberg's shot just landed on top of another's ball, shooting that ball way off the green. What's the ruling on that?

    By hidrives, July 11
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    • nsxguy
    • July 14

24. Handicapping a match & "playing off the low man" 1 2 3

    By MelloYello, September 27, 2020
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    • TheDominator273
    • July 14

25. Practice swing divot as alignment aid 1 2

    By phillyspecial, August 17, 2021
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    • Colin L
    • July 13

26. Warning someone about to commit rules infraction. Advise?? 1 2 3

    By Pfish, June 27
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    • Halebopp
    • July 12

27. New USGA 9 Hole Score Differentials Seem Way Off 1 2 3 4

    By madeinguam81, March 29
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    • Newby
    • July 12

28. MLR E-5 Question - What to do if ball lost "in the fairway"? 1 2

    By betarhoalphadelta, July 10
    • 38 replies
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    • Mr. Bean
    • July 12

29. Clark’s caddie 2023 US Open 1 2 3 4

    By Oostiesalbacore, May 31
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    • KirkNo-yes
    • July 10

30. Two identical balls. 1 2

    By st1800e, June 28
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    • DoughBack18
    • July 9

31. Rule 17.2, ball played from penalty area

    By rogolf, July 9
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    • antip
    • July 9

32. Can I put a "fancy" sticker to my putter?

    By Daga, July 5
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    • Daga
    • July 8

33. Bad etiquette? Or just a sign of the times…

    By sharkiesj, July 7
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    • bcjim
    • July 8

34. Private Club Bag Drop am I wrong? 1 2

    By gato_plomo, June 20
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    • Bonneville85308
    • July 7

35. Advice and discussion during casual rounds

    By bcjim, July 7
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    • bcjim
    • July 7

36. What are we tipping caddies are resort courses these days? Caddies - weigh in and be honest. 1 2

    By King_Slender, June 29, 2023
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    • cardia10
    • July 7

37. THAT NEW GRASS CLIPPING PHOTO

    By antip, July 6
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    • bobfoster
    • July 6

38. Help! scorecard legibility vs. what committee entered

    By ajueland, July 3
    • 24 replies
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    • naval2006
    • July 6

39. Determining When Grass Clippings are "Piled for Removal" 1 2 3

    By iacas, July 2
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    • nsxguy
    • July 5

40. Retrieve OB balls or... 1 2 3 4 5

    By Jcbgt106, June 30, 2020
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    • Port and Starboard
    • July 4

41. Weirdest Scorecards

    By SkiSchoolPro, June 28
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    • SNIPERBBB
    • July 3

42. How to determine yardage correctly after someone outside your group plays your ball by accident?

    By I'_rather_be_golfing, June 28
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    • bluedot
    • July 1

43. Model Local Rule B-3 1 2

    By Mr. Bean, June 29
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    • st1800e
    • July 1

44. Provisional, Penalty Area

    By st1800e, June 29
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    • Augster
    • June 29

45. Ball Falls Off Tee During Player's Downswing

    By EmperorPenguin, June 27
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    • Newby
    • June 28

46. GHIN - is there a better way? 1 2 3 4

    By sleuth, May 30
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    • betarhoalphadelta
    • June 28

47. Real Nasty Tournament/Playing Partner Experience. Anyone else got stories?

    By LimaSierra, June 28
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    • RichieHunt
    • June 28

48. Question about old clubs in USGA sanctioned events

    By Robert L., June 25
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    • Robert L.
    • June 27

49. Caddie Tending the Flag 1 2

    By ilikegolf26, December 6, 2022
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    • Newby
    • June 27

50. Create Flights by Index or Playing Handicap

    By finleysg, May 5, 2021
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    • davep043
    • June 25

51. Do you try to hit the ball collector? 1 2 3 4

    By Doppelganger, May 22, 2014
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    • Sp4zRX
    • June 23