Your approach shot caroms off a firm green and rolls off, stopping in deep rough. The only option for your next play would be some kind of flop shot. To execute a flop, you'd have to set up in a wide, ...

There are things you can do to make your next shot easier as found in the Rules of Golf, but there are a lot of things you can’t do. Rule 8.1 covers actions players can’t do to because they would ...

There is a phrase in the Rules of Golf that is important to remember and apply when you can't see where your ball came to rest—it's "known or virtually certain." The phrase is the benchmark that must ...

Having slightly drawn/pull-hooked a drive, you’re fearing the worst as you make your way down to where your ball was last seen. It was travelling, at pace, towards trouble on the left side of the cart ...

Q. I have interference from a cart path, sprinkler head or other artificial object (immovable obstruction) – what are my options? A. You may either play your ball as it lies or take free relief. To ...

PINEHURST, N.C. — Winning at the highest levels of professional golf requires a little luck. Any pro will tell you that. A gassed chip that rattles the flagstick and drops. A fluffy lie in the rough.

You've probably seen golf tournaments on TV where a player opts to hit a shot off a paved cart path or has to stand on the cement because the lie is better than if the golfer took relief from the ...

Please allow me to try and explain what is an immovable obstruction once more. They are basically artificial, fixed objects like cart paths, sprinklers, or fences -- they allow for a free, one-stroke ...

Q. May I take relief from a bridge, sprinkler control box or other immovable artificial object when my ball is in a penalty area? A. No. When your ball is in a penalty area, you do not get free relief ...