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Penalty, pace of play torments Lee in Masters slide

Penalty, pace of play torments Lee in Masters slide

Australian hope Min Woo Lee was penalised a shot and put on the clock for slow play in a five-over, third round 77 that dropped him out of Masters contention. 13 Apr 2025
The Thing About Golf: #134 David Rickman

The Thing About Golf: #134 David Rickman

We have a special treat for the true rules nerds of the game among you, with our latest guest non other than recently retired R&A rules guru David Rickman. 13 Feb 2025
Cleary: if bunkers are hazards, why do we rake them?

Cleary: if bunkers are hazards, why do we rake them?

The venerable game of golf, according to the noble Scottish weirdos and beardies and old-money dandies who first decided the sandy dunes “linking” the arable land and the sea could be used to to whack feather-filled leather balls about the place and thus fill in the new thing called "leisure time", was never meant to be fair. 24 Jun 2024
The Thing About Golf Podcast #106 – Andrew Langford-Jones

The Thing About Golf Podcast #106 – Andrew Langford-Jones

Few in Australian golf have seen as much of the game as Andrew Langford-Jones. 8 Nov 2023
R&A and USGA further limit use of green-reading materials

R&A and USGA further limit use of green-reading materials

Golf’s governing bodies have made available a Model Local Rule (MLR) to further limit the use of Green-Reading Materials. 2 Dec 2021
Does this deserve a free drop?

Does this deserve a free drop?

It is a debate that flares every now and then ... should a player be able to get relief from a divot? Here are two sides of the debate for you to consider. 19 Oct 2021
US WOMEN’S OPEN: Lang triumphs amid more rules controversy

US WOMEN’S OPEN: Lang triumphs amid more rules controversy

Yet another rules controversy marred an otherwise high-voltage finish at the 71st US Women’s Open in California. 11 Jul 2016
Stuck in the wrong end

Stuck in the wrong end

Reactions to the effective ban of the long putter expose a deep problem in golf. 23 May 2013

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