Rules Column

 
 
November 21, 2021 - Answers on Rule 16 (Part 1)
November 14, 2021 - Questions on Rule 16 (Part 1)
November 7, 2021 - Amateur golfer might win cash by playing golf
October 31, 2021 - Handicap and golf in automn
October 24, 2021 - Pace of Play during Competitions 
October 17, 2021 - Putter dommage or normal wear?
October 10, 2021 - Autumn Golf : a lot of loose impediments
October 3, 2021 - Ball Unplayable: Update
September 26, 2021 - Ball moved and lost ball (or not…)
September 19, 2021 - Disqualification for a late arrival and bad weather…
September 12, 2021 - Penalty Area – Course Set Up
September 5, 2021 - When A Lost Ball Does Not Result In A Penalty
August 29, 2021 - Ball embedded in the face of a bunker
August 22, 2021 - Penalty areas : how to define them?
August 15, 2021 - Illegal local rules for Covid-19
August 1, 2021 -A mulligan in a pro event
July 18, 2021 - A few decisions in Interclubs
July 11, 2021 - 2 strokes penalty for using a cart… 
June 27, 2021 - Bunkers and Covid-19: Some Precisions
June 20, 2021 - Unplayable ball
June 6, 2021 - Pace of Play and Penalties
May 31, 2021 - PGA Championship 2021: many decisions
May 23, 2021 - Local Rules and PGA Championship
May 16, 20121 - COVID-19 and stakes
May 9, 2021 - Answers on Rule 16 (part 1)
May 2, 2021 - Answers on rule 15 (part 2) ball-marker helping or interfering with play
April 25, 2021 - A few news about Heritage Classic and 5 holes playoff in Europe
April 18, 2021 - A busy week at the Masters for the Rules Committee
April 11, 2021 - Start of the 2021 season in Québec: A few Rules to know
April 4, 2021 - Disqualification, Breach of the rules and Order of play
March 28, 2021 - World Golf Championship: a few rules about Match Play
March 21, 2021 - At The Players: an honest mother and a few other rulings
March 14, 2021 - Bay Hill Invitational: disqualification, birds nest and divot
March 7, 2021 - Annika Sorenstam and a mistake made by a referee
February 21, 2021 - Range finders allowed at the PGA Championship
February 14, 2021 - PGA Tour: Perfect Wheater and Preferred Lies
February 7, 2021 - Reed at Torrey Pines: When the reputation of a golfer is in conflict with the facts
January 31, 2021 - A ball covered by a divot and video evidence
January 24, 2021 - Inside Out of Bounds on a Golf Course
 
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