Score Card Submission Guidelines & Potential Penalties

QuestionIs there a penalty for handing in an illegible score card. AnswerHello Carol, Sorry for late response. I was out of town. As you know, Score card

Golf Rules: Proper Ball Marking Procedure - Legal but Not Recommended

QuestionWhen it is my turn to putt,ou2 is it legal to just place my putterhead directly behind the ball and rotate the ball with my hand, then remove the p

Team Event Scoring Dispute: Disqualification vs. Score Adjustment

QuestionIn a club team event teams of 3, two best scores to count, stableford. One score recorded lower than actual score - would it be right for the Commi

Golf Rules: Correct Procedure for Marking and Moving a Ball on the Green

QuestionHello, During a tournament, I marked my ball on the green. As it lied on the line of putting of one of my competitor (not my marker), he requested

Local Rule for Lost Ball in Hazard: Allowing Provisional Play?

QuestionWe have a hole on our course where much of a hazard is not in view from the tee and the practice is to search for the ball and if lost return to th

Understanding Lie Adjustments in Golf Clubs: Upright vs. Flat

Questionplease translate terminology. Flat vs upright and + vs -. Im about to order clubs and I need an adjustment of 2 degrees upright. Is that + or -? Th

Golf Lessons for Beginners: A Practical Guide for Teaching

QuestionOk, my uncles been asking for lessons for a long time now, and he even asked me to teach him for money like two years ago, when I was only like 12

Golf Ball Embedded in Pitch Mark: Rules & Regulations Explained

QuestionWe had a situation the other day where there was a ball that was in its own pitch mark but one of the guys in the group saw the ball bounce.  

Golf Etiquette: What to Do When a Caddy Crosses Your Line

QuestionIn a golf round, often another players caddy will run across the green to mark his players ball, when i am about to chip on to the green, the ball

Understanding Golf Club Lie Angles: Are Your Irons Correct?

QuestionI recently bought a set of taylormade R7 irons that have standard lie angles. Im 14, 56, and my wrist to floor measurement is 33.5 Did I get the ri

Hybrid Club Golf: Ball Position & Grip – Expert Guide

Questionwhen hitting with a hybrid club...i am confused on ball versus hand/shaft position? should my hands/shaft be behind, even or forward of the ball po

Golf Score & Budget-Friendly Putter Find

QuestionQUESTION: I had 6 pars in 9 holes last Friday.  Was +2 at the 8th hole (unfortunately, I hit a tree and ended up with a double; however, I got

Understanding Lost vs. Lateral Ball in Golf: A Detailed Guide

QuestionI hit my tee shot into a bunker on the left side of the fairway which came to rest on the left side of the bunker. When I tried to advance the ball

Is the LPGA Tour Achievable for a Former Professional Athlete?

QuestionIm curious to know if I should make an attempt at the LPGA tour.  Although Ive not been serious and focused on my golf game, I did start playi

XH100 45" Rifle Shafts for Driver: Suitability & Performance

QuestionI bought from a shop in CA (I live in PA) 4 sensicore 45 rifle shafts which are marked XH100.  The individual indivtaed these were pro-tour sh

Unusual & Unexpected Deaths of Athletes During Games

QuestionWhich is considered the most impressive/surprising/weird/original/unique death of a player during a game? It was not an accident and the player was

Fixing Your Golf Swing: Addressing Sliding Off the Ball

QuestionI have a bad problem sliding off the ball going back and then sliding through. Please help. Thanks Ken AnswerKen:  I am going to guess your s

Ping 15 Draw Driver: Stiff Shaft vs. Regular - What's Best?

QuestionI hit the Ping 15 stiff irons very well. Ive always hit Cobra with an offset regular shaft. Im thinking of buying the Ping 15 draw driver with a st

Golf Rules: Provisional Ball & Unseen Shots - What to Do

QuestionI just finished a round and had the one of the most awkward situations happen pertaining to the rules of golf.  My tee shot was close to a tre

Find Long Drive Contests & Organizations - GolfNutts

QuestionHow and where would one find information about long drive contest? My son hits it about 390 - 400 yards. AnswerJohnnie:  I found this by goog