Penalty Areas
Penalty Areas Golf courses have two different types of penalty areas which are distinguished by the color used to mark them. Penalty areas usually contain water but some rules committees […]
Stableford Format
Golf Format The Stableford scoring system is a popular golf format. Developed by Dr. Frank Barney Gorton Stableford in 1931, the Stableford format is a scoring system in which the final […]
The Teeing Ground Defined
The Teeing Ground According to the USGA the definition of the teeing ground is: “The starting place for the hole to be played. It is a rectangular area two club-lengths […]
Did You Address the Ball?
Address The Ball Do you know what it means to Address the Ball? The USGA says “A player has “addressed the ball” when he has grounded his club immediately in […]
Procedure For A Lost Ball
Procedure For A Lost Ball According to the new (2019) rule Procedure for a Ball Lost or Out of Bounds: Rule 18-2 says that you have 3 minutes to search […]
Temporary Water
TemporaryWater According to the USGA, “‘Temporary water’ is any temporary accumulation of water in the “general area” that is not in a penalty area and is visible before or after […]
A Stroke Or Not
A Stroke or Not Many situations arise on the course as to whether you made a stroke or not. The USGA defines a stroke as “the forward movement of the […]