Rules of Golf and Etiquette

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1. Request for Handicap Flags 1 2

   By jwfgolfpro, September 29, 2011
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   • March 17

3. Rory's Drop Yesterday After Hitting Into Lateral Hazard 1 2

   By North Texas, March 15
   • 36 replies
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   • Hawkeye77
   • March 17

4. WHS Change - 9 Holes. Dealing w/Exploit 1 2 3 4

   By rzitup, February 5
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   • DaveLeeNC
   • March 15

5. From the USGA - Moving from Inactive to active

   By bobfoster, March 12
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   • Mr. Bean
   • March 15

6. Have you guys ever had this happen?

   By TheBiles, February 4
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   • bcjim
   • March 14

7. 9-hole rounds in 2024, expected score differential

   By MarcellusW, March 12
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   • DaveLeeNC
   • March 14

8. Can a drop zone be on a forward tee box?

   By ChaosTheory, March 9
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   • nitram
   • March 12

9. Grounding Your Club 1 2

   By Schulzmc, February 19
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   • davep043
   • March 12

10. Tournament shootout format ideas

    By GranEnemigo, March 11
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    • bluedot
    • March 11

11. Sandbagger or vanity cap or random chance... 1 2 3

    By Nels55, January 3
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    • SurfDuffer
    • March 11

12. Order of Play 1 2

    By golowgolf801, February 4
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    • Strategery
    • March 11

13. Tournament Flighted Tees

    By TheLarch, August 27, 2017
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    • ChipNRun
    • March 7

14. What would have happened

    By zebra2955, March 6
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    • DCSerafin
    • March 7

15. joe

    By popsepp, February 24
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    • SNIPERBBB
    • March 4

16. OB Situation 1 2

    By chunkYEAGER, February 26
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    • nsxguy
    • March 3

17. Is the committee allowed to ban music for a tournament?

    By Nels55, March 1
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    • Nels55
    • March 2

18. Africa Amateur playoff question 1 2

    By King_Slender, February 25
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    • Mr. Bean
    • February 28

19. WHS / GHIN lookup for playing competitions abroad

    By shaneyank, February 27
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    • rogolf
    • February 28

20. Anyone use a Stableford format in their golf league?

    By King_Slender, February 24
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    • Hawkeye77
    • February 27

21. AI Takes On The Handicap System

    By DaveLeeNC, February 25
    • 6 replies
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    • rogolf
    • February 27

22. USGA Handicap Submissions, Based on tee box color or tee box information? 1 2 3

    By JohnB92, February 10
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    • JohnB92
    • February 23

23. Unusual bunker situation ...

    By tatertot, February 22
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    • tatertot
    • February 23

24. This happened today

    By naval2006, February 17
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    • Mr. Bean
    • February 19

25. Anyone else think that hitting it OB or lost balls is too penalizing? 1 2 3 4 6

    By teddyironboy, January 16
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    • Schulzmc
    • February 17

26. 3 questions: adding to bag, lateral hazard drop, and unmarked area

    By RoyalMustang, August 22, 2023
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    • ChipNRun
    • February 16

27. Why transfer my GHIN to my Club?

    By mattk22, January 10
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    • nsxguy
    • February 14

28. A Detailed Guide to Playing a Hole Slowly

    By DaveLeeNC, February 8
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    • JohnB92
    • February 10

29. Chipper Legality

    By wmathias, February 5
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    • rogolf
    • February 9

30. Cancellation charges

    By dugue4, February 7
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    • rogolf
    • February 8

31. WHS Rule Changes for 2024 1 2 3 4 12

    By DaveLeeNC, October 20, 2023
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    • davep043
    • February 6

32. Testing the sand

    By TomScht, December 7, 2022
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    • rogolf
    • February 4

33. GPS Green Reading on Voice Caddie SL3: Legal?

    By _conejunkie, December 29, 2023
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    • rogolf
    • February 3

34. Why are golfers so sensitive to noise during their swing? 1 2

    By nikegolfer93, January 12
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    • iacas
    • February 1

35. Etiquette when finding items while on the (public) course. Two recent stories 1 2 3

    By skaarsgard, January 25
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    • Augster
    • January 31

36. Order of play, off the tee. 1 2 3

    By jobin, January 22
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    • MountainKing
    • January 30

37. My Friend Cheats At Golf 1 2 3

    By gaffs, October 9, 2023
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    • new2g0lf
    • January 29

38. The groove rule and the ball rollback 1 2 3 4 5

    By bluedot, January 2
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    • rogolf
    • January 24

39. Saw on Tour event something I’ve never seen, ball marker swap

    By ChaosTheory, January 17
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    • Mr. Bean
    • January 20

40. Touch ball with putter at address (ball doesn’t move)

    By unskinnybop99, January 14
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    • davep043
    • January 17

41. Korn ferry ball found not in hazard after drop..eventual DQ 1 2

    By NMBob, January 15
    • 45 replies
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    • antip
    • January 16

42. Cart Path Relief

    By BigBay, January 16
    • 2 replies
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    • Newby
    • January 16

43. Golf Ball In Abnormal Condition: Doesn't Have To Be Found?

    By EmperorPenguin, January 13
    • 21 replies
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    • iacas
    • January 15

44. 2024 Groove ban for all rounds.....is it still planned to go ahead? 1 2

    By cutchemist42, November 1, 2021
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    • NRJyzr
    • January 2

45. Simplification of Relief 1 2

    By karstens_ghost, December 30, 2023
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    • karstens_ghost
    • December 31, 2023

46. Posting Score For Temp Greens

    By Phireside, March 15, 2020
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    • Newby
    • December 30, 2023

47. How does your club or league allocate points for a ranking?

    By naval2006, December 26, 2023
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    • ChipNRun
    • December 27, 2023

48. How do you proceed?

    By Schulzmc, December 24, 2023
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    • Newby
    • December 24, 2023

49. Lift clean and place for relief?

    By Nels55, December 22, 2023
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    • antip
    • December 22, 2023

50. Skins payout question (Same hole, two different pars for men/women) 1 2 3

    By Imp, November 20, 2023
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    • indianwoodpro
    • December 18, 2023

51. Ball Holed or Not? 1 2 3

    By Schulzmc, December 16, 2023
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    • Colin L
    • December 18, 2023