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Tag: Rules of Golf

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

USGA's official statement on ruling of Phil Mickelson during third round of U.S. Open

By wsga

Posted on Jun 18, 2018

There appears to be some continued uncertainty about the basis of the ruling with Phil Mickelson during the third round of the 118th U.S. Open (more…)

Category: Championship News

Tags: Championship News, Phil Mickelson, Rules of Golf, U.S. Open, USGA

New Golf Rules are Player-Friendly

By wsga

Posted on Apr 11, 2018

by Rob Lundgren Player-friendly. Modern. Sensible. These are the most common responses one hears (more…)

Category: Championship News

Tags: Rob Lundgren, Rules of Golf, 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 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's Thomas Pagel gives update of Rules modernization at IAGA conference

By wsga

Posted on Nov 20, 2017

The 51st Annual Conference of the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA) was held November 5-8, 2017 at the We-Ko-Pa Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. (more…)

Category: WA Golf Features

Tags: IAGA, 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

Rules from the Inside Out

By wsga

Posted on Jun 8, 2017

Two officials from the Pacific Northwest – Barb Trammell, CEO of the Oregon Golf Association; and Dale Jackson, longtime PNGA Board member from Victoria, B.C. – were selected to serve (more…)

Category: WA Golf News

Tags: Rules of Golf

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

Former WSGA CEO John Bodenhamer discusses proposed Rules changes

By wsga

Posted on Mar 8, 2017

At the North American Golf Innovation Symposium, held in Vancouver, B.C. on March 6-7, the USGA’s Senior Managing Director of Championships (more…)

Category: Championship News, WA Golf News

Tags: John Bodenhamer, NAGIS, Rules of Golf, USGA, Video

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