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Category: Rules of Golf

USGA, R&A Introduce Model Local Rule to Further Limit Use of Green-Reading Materials

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Dec 1, 2021

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Dec. 1, 2021) – Golf’s governing bodies have made available a Model Local Rule (MLR) to further limit the use of Green-Reading Materials. MLR G-11 enables a committee to limit players to using…

Category: Rules of Golf, WA Golf News

Tags: Green-Reading, R&A, rules of golf, USGA

Golf's Modernized Rules of Amateur Status Published

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Oct 26, 2021

Golf’s new Rules of Amateur Status have been published by the USGA and The R&A ahead of their January 1, 2022, effective date. View the 2022 Rules of Amateur Status Infographic – Five things to know The work is the…

Category: Championship News, Rules of Golf

Tags: Amateur Status, R&A, rules of golf, USGA

USGA and R&A announce new Model Local Rule option for limiting club length

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Oct 12, 2021

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Oct. 12, 2021) – The USGA and The R&A have announced that a new Model Local Rule (MLR G-10) will be available beginning on January 1, 2022 to provide those running professional or…

Category: Championship News, Rules of Golf

Tags: Martin Slumbers, Mike Whan, R&A, USGA

USGA and R&A Modernize Amateur Status Rules

By WA Golf Staff

Posted on Feb 22, 2021

The USGA and The R&A have announced proposals for significant changes to the Rules of Amateur Status that govern the game worldwide. These proposals result from a modernization initiative that has identified a clear need to bring the Rules up…

Category: Championship News, Rules of Golf

Tags: Amateur Status, R&A, USGA

Rules Question of the Week – August 18, 2020

By WA Golf Staff

Posted on Aug 18, 2020

In stroke play, a player practices putting on the 18th putting green immediately after finishing the first round of a 54-hole event scheduled over consecutive days on a single course. What is the ruling? There is no penalty (CORRECT) The…

Category: Rules of Golf

Tags: rules of golf, Rules Question of the Week

Rules Question of the Week – August 5, 2020

By WA Golf Site Admin

Posted on Aug 5, 2020

In stroke play, before making a stroke in the general area, a player lifts a rock lying next to their ball. The rock has broken away from a nearby wall. What is the ruling? There is no penalty (CORRECT) There…

Category: Rules of Golf

Tags: rules of golf, Rules Question

Rules Question of the Week - July 23, 2020

By WA Golf Staff

Posted on Jul 23, 2020

A player's ball lies off but near the putting green; the player is allowed relief from temporary water that exists on the putting green if it is on their line of play. True or false? True False (CORRECT) Explanation Rule:…

Category: Rules of Golf

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Rules Question of the Week - July 16, 2020

By WA Golf Staff

Posted on Jul 16, 2020

In individual stroke play, a player leaves the course during the round, watches television in the clubhouse for an hour, and then returns to the course. What is the ruling? No penalty Two-stroke penalty Disqualification (CORRECT) Explanation Rule: 5.7a Have…

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Rules Question of the Week - Week of June 24, 2020

By WA Golf Staff

Posted on Jun 24, 2020

In stroke play, a player's caddie practices on the competition course before play on the day that competition is scheduled to begin. What is the ruling? The player is disqualified General Penalty No penalty (CORRECT) Explanation: Rule 5.2 Have a…

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Rules Question of the Week - Week of June 16, 2020

By WA Golf Staff

Posted on Jun 17, 2020

In match play, Player A sweeps away debris in their line of play on the putting green, and does not press anything down. Player B thinks this is not allowed and asks for a ruling. What is the correct ruling?…

Category: Rules of Golf

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