Wrong balls, rangefinder woes and bird poop: The most outrageous rules issues of 2025

Regardless, just like the PGA Tour, LIV Golf has a Model Local Rule that says you have to play the same type of ball ...
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Rules of Handicapping FAQs

Q. Under the World Handicap System™, should there be an additional adjustment in four-ball stroke play when partners have a large difference in Course Handicap™? A. In Four-Ball Stroke Play, the ...

With a deep golf background, Kevin Hammer ready for USGA presidency

Kevin Hammer soon will take over as the 68th president of the U.S. Golf Association, the governing body of the sport in the ...
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USGA’s rule on Scottie Scheffler’s new driver at the Hero World Challenge

The United States Golf Association(USGA), working with The R&A, sets the equipment standards that define what players can use ...

Kevin Hammer, 'raised in cart barn at Delray Dunes,' new USGA president

“He was too smart to turn pro,” two-time PGA champion Dave Stockton said with a laugh. Stockton teamed with Laurie Hammer to win the 1967 Haig and Haig Scotch Foursome, at the time an official PGA ...