Golf Rules from USGA and The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland

Learning and playing by the Rules of Golf is very important. Golf is a game where you are expected to play by the rules and it is each player's responsibility to follow the rules. If an infraction occurs it is their responsibility to note the penalty and adjust their score accordingly.

The USGA and The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, Scotland, jointly write and interpret the Rules of Golf to guard the tradition and integrity of the game. The United State Golf Association is responsible for enforcing the rules in the USA. In the rest of the world the ruling body is the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews.

The Rules of Golf are designed to make the golf fair for all concerned. The rules can seem complex and confusing however there are three important principles to remember:

Play the course as you find it.
Play the Ball as it lies.
And if you can't do either, do what's fair.

Rules of Golf by the United States Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews
Rule 1 The Game	Rule 18 Ball at Rest Moved
Rule 2 Match Play	Rule 19 Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped
Rule 3 Stroke Play	Rule 20 Lifting, Dropping and Placing; Playing from Wrong Place
Rule 4 Clubs	Rule 21 Cleaning Ball
Rule 5 The Ball	Rule 22 Ball Interfering with or Assisting Play
Rule 6 The Player	Rule 23 Loose Impediments
Rule 7 Practice	Rule 24 Obstructions
Rule 8 Advice; Indicating Line of Play	Rule 25 Abnormal Ground Conditions and Wrong Putting Green
Rule 9 Information as to Strokes Taken	Rule 26 Water Hazards (Including Lateral Water Hazards)
Rule 10 Order of Play	Rule 27 Ball Lost or Out of Bounds; Provisional Ball
Rule 11 Teeing Ground	Rule 28 Ball Unplayable
Rule 12 Searching for and Identifying Ball	Rule 29 Threesomes and Foursomes
Rule 13 Ball Played as It Lies; Lie, Area of Intended Swing and Line of Play; Stance	Rule 30 Three-Ball, Best-Ball and Four-Ball Match Play
Rule 14 Striking the Ball	Rule 31 Four-Ball Stroke Play
Rule 15 Wrong Ball; Substituted Ball	Rule 32 Bogey, Par and Stableford Competitions
Rule 16 The Putting Green	Rule 33 The Committee
Rule 17 The Flagstick	Rule 34 Disputes and Decisions

Golf news and golf features

Add Link - golf - travel - others