What Makes Equipment Tour Legal?
What’s in your bag? Golf equipment technology has progressed to the point that golf news outlets now report on the golf clubs that the winning pro used in that week’s tournament. You hear about...
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A History of Putting Bans by the USGA
The United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient recently announced a flurry of rule changes to the game of golf which stirred up considerable conversation. The ruling bodies normally make news with...
2016 US Open: DJ’s First Title and Other Memorable Moments
It was as if the hand of golf brought with it a giant eraser to western Pennsylvania for the 2016 U.S. Open. Let’s take a look at just some of things that got scrubbed...
USGA and R&A Just Fine with How Far the Golf Ball Flies
What’s the old saying – there are lies, damned lies, and statistics? Most human beings have a built-in wariness of statistics, especially when they bang up against one’s experience. So, if statistics say there’s...
Four New Rules Announced by the USGA and R&A
The earliest known rules for golf were scribbled down in 1744. There were only 13 listed to govern the game, and they addressed such critical matters as horses, “wattery filth,” bones, and trenches dug...