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Rules Guy: Can you use chalk to mark your ball on the green?

Is it permissible to use colored chalk to mark your ball on the green? GOLF’s trusty Rules expert has the answer.

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Explaining the ‘advice’ rule at the center of the explosive LPGA Q-School rules controversy

To understand the rules kerfuffle that took over LPGA Q-school, turn to section 10.2 of the Rules of Golf, addressing “advice and other help.”

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Rules Guy: Where can you drop from a bunker marked as ground under repair?

If your ball ends up in a bunker that is marked as ground under repair, are you allowed to take a drop outside of it?

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Rules Guy: What happens if my putting follow-through hits the flagstick?

Now that putting with the flagstick in is permissible, is it ok if your putting follow-through hits the pin? Rules Guy has the answer.

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Your handicap is about to change! Everything you need to know about the new system

The World Handicap System will take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. Your handicap is likely to change, but by how much? Here’s what you should know.

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Rules Guy: Did this pro get wrongfully penalized for bunker incident at Q-School?

A Euro pro was penalized two strokes after walking through a bunker to pace off yardage, and then raking it. Did he get a raw deal?

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Jesper Parnevik ran afoul of a bizarre mulligan rule on Sunday at the SAS Championship. Rules

Pro gets penalty for NOT taking a mulligan thanks to bizarre rule loophole

You’ve seen plenty of rule-breaking mulligans taken on the course, but Jesper Parnevik was penalized Sunday for the exact opposite reason.

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Rules Guy: Can you take a practice swing with a tee in the fairway?

Is there a Rule against taking a practice swing with a tee on the fairway while you’re between shots? Rules Guy has the answer.

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Unlucky golfer’s ball was so deeply embedded even the rules official couldn’t believe it

Have you ever seen a golf ball this embedded? Apparently the rules official hadn’t, either.

By Luke Kerr-Dineen
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Rules Guy: If you go OB behind a green, can you take your drop in front?

A new Local Rule offers an alternative to OB stroke-and-distance relief, and Rules Guy helps you understand your options.

By Rules Guy
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