Moving forward, tournament committees will have more freedom when applying MLR G-6, which prohibits the use of motorized ...

After one of 2025’s biggest rules controversies, the USGA and the R&A made an update to its Model Local Rules.

The PGA Tour is changing one of its most controversial rules ahead of the 2026 season, and golf purists should be at least a ...

The USGA and the R&A confirmed that the ball rollback rule will come into effect from 2028 for the pros. Amateurs will be ...

The USGA gets upwards of 20,000 rules questions from golfers every year. But these two stood out as among the craziest ...

Change has been swirling around the PGA Tour for a while now. New money. New leadership. Tweaked schedules. Smaller fields. And now, finally, new rules.

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The United States Golf Association(USGA) governs the sport across the country and sets standards designed to keep the game fair and uniform. One of its key responsibilities is updating the Rules of ...

The United States Golf Association, which governs the Rules of Golf alongside The R&A, updates its regulations to preserve consistency and uphold the game’s traditional demands. These revisions often ...

Rules are rules. But their ramifications vary. Sometimes they seem to conspire against us, piling on a penalty at the worst possible moment. Other times, they smile openly in our favor. Think back to ...