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Rules Corner: What are your options if you hit into the penalty area?
Rules School: Use this rule next time you have an impossible lie in a bunker
Rules Corner: How do I proceed when searching for a lost ball?
Rules Corner: What is and isn’t legal on the putting green?
Under this new rule, you can no longer blame a spike mark for a missed putt
Rules Guy: Are you allowed to use two ball marks on the green?
Why Justin Rose avoided penalty for hitting his ball at address on controversial chip
Rules Corner: Can you ground your club in a penalty area?
Rules Guy: After hitting from a bunker, can you quickly rake it if your ball is about to roll back in?
Rules Corner: Are you allowed to putt on a practice green during a round?
Read the 13 original rules of golf, dating back to 1744(!)
Rules Guy: Can my playing partner mark my ball without my consent?
Rules School: Hit one out of bounds? This new local rule can save you strokes (and time)
Rules Corner: What is opposite-side relief? Here’s why it matters
Here’s the bizarre Tiger Woods trash-bag ruling you missed on Sunday at the Genesis
Rules Guy: Is it against the rules to use glasses to access the info in a green-reading book?
Rules Corner: How do you handle a ball that comes to rest on a bridge over a penalty area?
Rules Guy: Can I remove pine needles under my feet if they’re creating an unstable stance?
Rules Corner: Why you need to know the difference between an immovable obstruction and an integral object
Rules Guy: Is it permissible to hold a club in one hand while taking a stroke with the other?
Rules Corner: Are you entitled to free relief on a sandy cart path?
Rules Guy: Was Tiger Woods robbed of a hole-out? Here’s why it didn’t count
This genius computer program is designed to spot sandbaggers at your local club
Rules Corner: Here’s how you can distinguish a bunker from a general area
Rules Guy: Is it permissible to walk up and watch the group ahead putt?
Video of LPGA pro’s unusual ball-marking technique leads rules official to examine
Is John Smoltz’s self-standing putter legal?
11 ways to inflate your handicap that are 100% legal
Rules Corner: This is how you correctly dispose of loose impediments
Rules Guy: What do you do when several balls deflect off each other?
How to raise an honest, rules-abiding golfer, according to a sports psychologist
Rules Corner: How to deal with sprinkler heads in your line of play
Rules Guy: Is it permissible to check a bunker’s depth with a tee?
Joaquin Niemann borrowed a rules official’s umbrella at Kapalua. Was that legal?
Rules Guy: This question about using a rubber driving range-style tee during a round was the year’s most read
The Etiquetteist: 9 driving-range rules you absolutely must follow
Rules Guy: This question about what to do when your partner refuses to move a ball in your way was one of the year’s most read
Golf’s 5 biggest rules controversies of 2019, ranked!
Rules Guy: This question about taking a practice swing with a tee in the fairway was one of the year’s most read
Patrick Reed said he didn’t intend to break the rules. Here’s why that matters
8 socially-acceptable ways to cheat at golf
Rules Guy: Does a hand warmer near my golf ball violate the rules?
Rules Guy: What do you do when a stuck flagstick prevents your putt from going in?
This weird equipment glitch had golf’s hottest player worried about rules violation
In rare rules decision, Russell Henley learned a lesson for all of us: call yourself on it!
Rules Guy: How do I handle a damaged hole?
Rules you can use: What to do if wild animals attack your golf ball
Rules Guy: Can I use a drone to check the pin position before hitting my approach?
How Ben Hogan used ‘club-hawking’ loophole to help win U.S. Open
Rules Guy: Can you use chalk to mark your ball on the green?