Below are links to Rules of Golf articles that have been written by our staff on a bi-monthly basis. These articles will serve as a great way to keep you up-to-date with new revisions to the Rules of Golf, as well as provide you with any unique rulings that might occur. We hope you find them interesting and beneficial!
If you have any interesting scenarios that you think should be covered in our articles, please email an FSGA tournament staff member with any and all details. Also, please email an FSGA tournament staff member with any questions you might have regarding rulings and the articles below.//
12/1/24 - USGA's Rules 101
11/15/24 - Practicing While Playing
10/15/24 - Golf in Ireland
9/15/24 - Costly Penalty
8/15/24 - Matt Kuchar Suspends Play
8/1/24 - Players Have Responsibilities
7/15/24 - Crushed Shell/Sand Paths
7/1/24 - Rain, Rain, Go Away
6/15/24 - I Made a Mistake
6/1/24 - Recent Rulings
5/1/24 - Whoops; Add One Stroke
4/15/24 - Alligators
4/1/24 - Ball Deflected
3/1/24 - Jordan Spieth's DQ
2/15/24 - Recent Ruling
1/15/24 - Penalty to Player and/or Partner
1/1/24 - Ball Collides on Green
12/1/23 - Relief Area
11/1/23 - Bridge Over Water
10/1/23 - One or Two Club-Lengths?
9/15/23 - Recent Ruling - Wrong Place, Serious Breach
8/15/23 - Recent Rullings
8/1/23 - Late to the Tee
7/1/23 - Scorecards
6/15/23 - Complex Ruling
6/1/23 - Definitions are Important
5/1/23 - Players Don't Read (Pt2)
4/15/23 - Advice
2/1/23 - Reed in a Tree
1/15/23 - Recent Rulings
1/1/23 - Happy New Rules
12/1/22 - Bunkers
10/15/22 - Second Opinion
10/1/22 - Debris on Course (effects of Hurricane Ian)
9/1/22 - Pultorak at the U.S. Amateur
8/15/22 - Ball Overhanging Hole
8/1/22 - Players Don't Read
7/1/22 - Recent Rulings
6/15/22 - Match Play is Unique
6/1/22 - Ball Hits Another Ball
5/15/22 - Overhead Shot
4/15/22 - Rulings at the Senior Amateur
4/1/22 - Saved by the Bridge
3/15/22 - Bradley at the Players
3/1/22 - Ball Moved By Player
2/15/22 - Waste Management Ruling
2/1/22 - Preferred Lies
1/1/22 - Multiple Penalties
12/15/21 - Provisional Ball
12/1/21 - Quiz Question
11/1/21 - Teeing Area
10/15/21 - Recent Rulings
10/1/21 - Learning the Rules
9/1/21 - Out of Bounds Fence
8/15/21 - Four-Ball
8/1/21 - How to Decide Ties
7/1/21 - Recent Rulings
6/15 - Late to the Tee
6/1/21 - Palm Tree Moves A Ball
5/15/21 - Officiating the Walker Cup
4/15/21 - Hideki's Drop at the Masters
4/1/21 - Misconception about Provisionals
3/15/21 - Why Hovland Wasn't Disqualified
3/1/21 - Patrick Reed & Rory McIlroy - Embedded Ball Relief
2/1/21 - Clubs
1/15/21 - Mistaken Concession
12/1/20 - More Recent Rulings
11/1/20 - Ruling at High School Final
10/15/20 - Strange Ruling at Mid-Amateur
10/1/20 - Quiz Question
9/15/20 - Temporary Water
9/1/20 - Rahm Wins Again Despite Penalty
8/1/20 - Jon Rahm at the Memorial
7/15/20 - Recent Rulings at Championships
7/1/20 - Local Rule Helps Phil Mickelson
6/15/20 - Ball Markers
6/1/20 - Interfering vs. Helping
5/15/20 - Tournaments During Reopening
4/15/20 - One Rule at a Time
3/15/20 - Don't Move That! - OB Stake
3/1/20 - Do I have to drop on the path?
2/15/20 - That's Not Your Ball
1/15/20 - A Year With the New Rules
11/15/19 - Don't Ruin Your Reputation
10/15/19 - Gathering Information
10/1/19 - Using Equipment on Course
9/15/19 - Northern Ireland Style
9/1/19 - What Can I Move?
8/15/19 - Recent Rulings
7/1/19 - Rulings from the 102nd Amateur
6/15/19 - Summer is here!
6/1/19 - Moving Natural Objects
5/15/19 - Our Rulings at Augusta National
5/1/19 - Ball Moved During Backswing
4/1/19 - FSGA Wraps Up Rules of Golf Workshops
3/15/19 - Careful, Don't Damage the Hole
3/1/19 - My Putt Hit My Foot
2/15/19 - PGA Tour Cancels a Round
2/1/19 - Controversial Ruling in Dubai
1/14/19 - Double Hit & Test Scores
1/1/19 - New Rules Are In Effect
12/15/18 - Dropping Outside a Bunker
12/1/18 - Equipment
11/15/18 - Relaxed Putting Green Rules
11/1/18 - Speeding Up The Game
10/15/18 - 2019 Rules: The Course
10/1/18 - 2019 Rules: The Game & Player Conduct
Articles prior to 2019 have been deleted due to the modernization of the Rules of Golf that were introduced for 2019 and on.
