A few years ago, the USGA set out on a mission to simplify and soften some of the unusual and harsh rules involved in the game of golf. As the sport’s ruling body, the organization was able to ...

A year-end review of rules incidents in USGA championships offers a data-driven look at how mid-round rulings affect pace of ...

If you’ve ever hit a perfect drive, only to find your ball sitting uncomfortably in a nasty lie, you know the frustration. It feels like an unfair punishment for doing everything right. And no one ...

Winter golf rules are a specific set of rules that apply to golf throughout the winter months, their aim being both to improve the experience of the golfer out on the course and help them play their ...

Kevin Kisner Discusses the USGA's Rules & Impact on Players Kevin Kisner gives his thoughts on the USGA's rules when it comes to weather, analyzing unexpected shot paths, and challenging various play ...

Golfers will have to navigate a number of challenges during the 2025 U.S. Open this week, but there is one in particular that they may not be accustomed to. Ryan Herrington of Golf Digest wrote on ...

In all fairness to the USGA and R&A, a major revision to the Rules of Golf was already in the works when the U.S. Open came to Oakmont Country Club in 2016. Still, it’s somewhat amusing to think that ...