If your ball ends up in a plugged lie in the sand, can you remove it to identify it? Rules Guy has the answer.

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A common occurence on golf courses all over the world is for any player in the vicinity of a potentially lost ball to join in the search. It's one of the things that makes this sport great. Even ...

You don't have to dig very far into the Rules of Golf to find out that golfers who are competing can't agree to ignore any rules when they play. In fact, Rule 1.3b(1) says that if two or more players ...

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As golf courses have become more eco-friendly, there is a good chance you'll soon encounter, if you haven't already, an area marked as a "no-play zone." The term was added to cover a number of marked ...

The BMW Championship, the second leg of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoff, is being held this week at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colo. Aside from being among Golf Digest's 100 Greatest Golf ...