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Golf's modernized Rules and new Player's Edition published

By wsga

Posted on Sep 12, 2018

Golf’s new Rules have been published by the USGA and The R&A ahead of their effective date of January 1, 2019. (more…)

Category: Championship News, WA Golf News

Tags: Championship News, David Rickman, R&A, Rules of Golf, Thomas Pagel, USGA

The USGA and The R&A to Engage Global Golf Community in Distance Insights Project

By wsga

Posted on Aug 14, 2018

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. AND ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (Aug. 14, 2018) - In an effort to thoroughly inform the Distance Insights project through the lens of the global golf community (more…)

Category: WA Golf News

Tags: Distance Insights Project, R&A, USGA

USGA and R&A announce plans to limit use of green-reading materials beginning in 2019

By wsga

Posted on Jul 31, 2018

The USGA and The R&A are proposing regulations regarding the use of green-reading materials, reaffirming the need for a player to read greens based on their own judgment (more…)

Category: Championship News

Tags: Championship News, R&A, Rules of Golf, USGA

Ryan Moore returns to Scotland for his eighth Open Championship

By wsga

Posted on Jul 11, 2018

by Garrett Johnston@JohnstonGarrett Cascade Christian grad Ryan Moore of Puyallup, Wash. heads to Scotland next week for the oldest championship in golf, The Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links. (more…)

Category: Championship News

Tags: British Open, Carnoustie, Championship News, Garrett Johnston, R&A, Ryan Moore, The Open Championship

USGA and R&A Launch Golf's Global Distance Insights Project

By wsga

Posted on May 15, 2018

The USGA and the R&A have launched a comprehensive project to analyze distance in golf and gather perspectives from the worldwide golf community. (more…)

Category: WA Golf News

Tags: Distance, Martin Slumbers, Mike Davis, R&A, USGA

Golf's Modernized Rules Released

By wsga

Posted on Mar 12, 2018

The United States Golf Association and The Royal & Ancient have unveiled the new Rules of Golf, to be implemented January 1, 2019. (more…)

Category: Championship News

Tags: Championship News, David Rickman, R&A, Rules of Golf, Thomas Pagel, USGA

USGA and R&A Release 2017 Distance Report

By wsga

Posted on Mar 5, 2018

The Royal & Ancient and the United States Golf Association have completed the annual review of driving distance in golf (more…)

Category: Championship News

Tags: Championship News, Driving Distance Report, PGA TOUR, R&A, USGA

USGA and R&A to adopt new protocol for video review; will eliminate scorecard penalty

By wsga

Posted on Dec 11, 2017

A working group led by the USGA and R&A has unanimously agreed to adopt a new set of protocols for video review when applying the Rules of Golf. (more…)

Category: Championship News, Shari's Blog

Tags: R&A, Rules of Golf, Thomas Pagel, USGA

USGA and R&A Receive Extensive Feedback in Global Program to Modernize Golf's Rules

By wsga

Posted on Sep 7, 2017

FAR HILLS, N.J., USA and ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (September 7, 2017) -The USGA and The R&A have received comments on the proposed new Rules (more…)

Category: WA Golf News

Tags: R&A, Rules of Golf, USGA

New Rules of Golf Decision Limits Use of Video Review, Effective Immediately

By wsga

Posted on Apr 25, 2017

The USGA and R&A have issued a new Decision on the Rules of Golf to limit the use of video evidence in the game, effective immediately. (more…)

Category: Championship News, Shari's Blog

Tags: Championship News, Martin Slumbers, Mike Davis, R&A, Rules of Golf, USGA

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