Golf Rules
Read up on classic golf rules and discover the newest regulations with Golf Monthly - or simply settle a argument about the most obscure rules in the game.
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Rules of Golf: Practice On The Course
Generally, practice on the course is prohibited in competitions, but there are certain exceptions as GM's Jeremy Ellwood learns from The R&A's Shona McRae
By Jeremy Ellwood • Published
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New Golf Rules Explained: Searching For Your Ball
Ball search time has been reduced to three minutes plus there are a couple of other changes in this category
By Golf Monthly • Published
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Rules of Golf: Playing From The Wrong Tee
Find out how the Rules of Golf deal with playing from the wrong tee or outside the teeing ground
By Jeremy Ellwood • Published
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What Is The Golf Rule If My Ball Gets Stuck Up A Tree?
We explain the options available to a player after a ball gets stuck up a tree.
By Sam Tremlett • Published
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Rules: Identifying Your Golf Ball in the Rough
The R&A's Assistant Director Shona McRae explains what happens
By Golf Monthly • Published
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7 Golf Rules Mistakes Every Golfer Makes!
In this article and video, Jeremy Ellwood and Neil Tappin highlight the classic golf rules mistakes that every golfer makes or has made at some stage...
By Jeremy Ellwood • Published
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Rules of Golf: Dropping and Re-dropping
Dropping and re-dropping: Jeremy Ellwood looks at some of the instances when you don't need to re-drop the ball, including one common misunderstanding
By Jeremy Ellwood • Published
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7 Golf Rules That Need To Change?
Neil Tappin and Jezz Ellwood suggest their 'golf rules that need to change', discussing whether or not they could or should change and why...
By Jeremy Ellwood • Published
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Accidentally Moved Your Ball? Here's What Happens Next...
In this video, GM Rules Guru Jezz Ellwood explains what happens if you accidentally move your golf ball.
By Neil Tappin • Published