There's your score, and then there's your score for handicap purposes. Here's the difference and how to calculate them both ...

You probably know the Rules of Golf allows you to remove loose impediments near your ball or even on your line of play (Rule 15.1). You can do it pretty much any way you want provided that doing so ...

Veteran golf caddies share the most important unwritten golf rules for all players. Key advice: Avoid unwanted commentary, don't crowd lost ball searches, respect the course. Maintain pace-of-play by ...

You left the golf course with an 84 and when you woke up the next day, the Golf Handicap Information Network (GHIN) treated it like an 81. How is that possible? When the World Handicap System was ...

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The USGA and the R&A regulate golf balls under the Equipment Rules to control distance and overall performance. The goal isn’t to stop innovation; ...

There is a term in the Rules of Golf that might seem self-explanatory, but when you read the fine print, it comes with some latitude in how it's applied. The term is "fairly taking a stance." Astute ...