When the Rules of Golf was updated in 2019, the USGA and R&A aimed to improve it in a manner in which they covered all aspects of the game while being as clear and succinct as possible. Yet, avid ...

PINEHURST, N.C. — Spend time inside the USGA Rules Office at the 2024 U.S. Open and the most surprising thing you’ll encounter just might be how quiet the place is during most of the 16-plus working ...

What are “abnormal course conditions,” and what are your options if your ball winds up in them? If you’re uncertain, you’re not alone. Of the thousands of rules-related questions that the USGA fielded ...

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y., June 16 -- -- The U.S. Golf Association is considering a change in its rules that would allow top amateur players such as 14-year-old Michelle Wie to accept expense money from ...