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Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

USGA, R&A soften incorrect scorecard DQ rule

AUGUSTA, GA. -- Ignorance of the Rules of Golf is still no excuse. However, should a golfer breach a rule because of "facts that he didn't know and could not reasonably have discovered prior...
Thursday, 4/7/2011 at 8:00AM
Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

USGA takes steps to strengthen Open field

PHOENIX -- The goal, according to USGA officials, has always been to have the strongest fields at their championship events. To that end, the association announced changes to exemption categories for several of national championships...
Saturday, 2/5/2011 at 1:43PM
Golf Tours & News / Campus Insider

USGA makes amateur exemption changes

PHOENIX -- Four years ago I was working on a profile for Golf World on career amateur Trip Kuehne. Among the story's themes was how Kuehne tried to balance his family life, his business career...
Saturday, 2/5/2011 at 1:33PM
Golf Tours & News / Local Knowledge

Padraig Harrington disqualified in Abu Dhabi

Is there no end to this madness? For the umpteenth time, a professional golfer -- in this case Padraig Harrington -- has been disqualified from a tournament after a phone call from a television viewer...
Friday, 1/21/2011 at 7:10AM
Golf Tours & News / Equipment

Impact Of Equipment Summit Still Unclear

The USGA and R&A sought feedback from equipment manufacturers at a recent meeting. How they act on it is still to be determined
December 01, 2010
Golf Tours & News / Equipment

Equipment: Equipment: Making Small (Ball) Talk

Tiger Woods worries about bigger players hitting less club, but reality doesn't support his perceptions
September 13, 2010
Golf Equipment / Bomb & Gouge

USGA/R&A hold firm on groove rule

GOUGE: The groove rule just won’t go away. For those of you paying attention, the latest kerfuffle over the change in groove specifications is what manufacturers are supposed to do with the old-groove irons and...
Monday, 7/26/2010 at 4:31PM
Golf Equipment / Bomb & Gouge

Rulemaking and Long Johns

BOMB: So, remember when we got all excited about the prospect of the USGA and R&A holding an open forum on equipment rulemaking? Better pack your snow pants—and a passport. That’s because the date and...
Thursday, 5/13/2010 at 2:45PM
Golf Equipment / Bomb & Gouge

R&A sort of says distance is over, sort of

BOMB: Interesting discussion posted by Geoff Shackelford from the World Golf Architecture Forum in St. Andrews last weekend. Steve Otto, who heads up the R&A's equipment testing efforts, put forth data that suggests driving distance...
Wednesday, 3/31/2010 at 3:49PM
Golf Tours & News

Watson's British Run Extended

A new rule by the R&A will extend former British Open champions exemptions when they finish in the top 10
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