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All the updates will be available in the new Rules of Golf released on Jan. 1. But the rules “book” will only be available digitally or via the USGA and R&A Rules of Golf app.

Players are reminded that the current edition of the Rules of Golf (2019) still applies when playing or posting scores for the remainder of 2022. As an extension of their support of the Rules of Golf ...

The modernized Rules of Golf got into effect Jan. 1, 2019, and there are lots of changes that will benefit everyday golfers. Here are nine of the biggest ...

While golf has been played for more than 600 years, the earliest known written rules for the game date from 1744. This early code of “Articles & Laws in Playing at Golf” (known today as the “13 ...

The new, modernized Rules of Golf were finalized and released by the USGA and R&A, and went into effect at the beginning of 2019. Golf authorities have sought to bring clarity and simplification to ...

Rule 4 also discusses the golf ball. Again, the golf ball must conform to the Equipment Rules. A player may not deliberately alter the characteristics of his or her golf ball.