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Following a six-week feedback period, the USGA and R&A unveiled a new interpretation of the Rules of Golf and the use of green-reading materials on Monday. The interpretation limits the size and scale ...

Golf’s governing bodies have significantly reduced the power of armchair rules officials, announcing Tuesday that players will no longer be penalized in circumstances when a ball’s movement could be ...

Ask golfers how the Rules of Golf impact their round, and almost all will say that they add strokes to their score. It’s not an unreasonable perspective. We are conditioned, especially in sports, to ...

One of the biggest changes to the Rules of Golf, perhaps since the death of the stymie, awaits in the not-too-distant future. The USGA and R&A are implementing new procedures for testing golf balls ...

If you’ve ever hit a perfect drive, only to find your ball sitting uncomfortably in a nasty lie, you know the frustration. It feels like an unfair punishment for doing everything right. And no one ...

The United States Golf Association(USGA), working with The R&A, sets the equipment standards that define what players can use in competition. At elite events that adopt the Model Local Rule, a driver ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. Hitting a drive out of bounds is one of the worst feelings in golf. Watching ...