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Slow players forewarned ahead of Aussie Summer
Australia's golfers have been placed on notice that snail-pace play won't be tolerated this summer.
1 Aug 2023
Opinion: Cantlay a slow-moving target for growing problem
The slow play debate, well it's not so much a debate but a rare universal golf agreeance, reared its head again last week when Brooks Koepka passed comment on the glacial pace of the Masters final round.
12 Apr 2023
Kyriacou top Aussie chasing leading LPGA trio
Alison Lee and Jenny Shin have each reeled off four straight birdies to join Gaby Lopez at seven-under 65 and share a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Drive on Championship in Arizona.
24 Mar 2023
McIlroy throws support behind rollback
Proposals to limit the distance golf balls travel when struck by elite players have received the backing of four-time major winner Rory McIlroy.
23 Mar 2023
Rahm: ‘Why change what's working?’
A rule proposal by golf's governing bodies to limit the distance balls can travel in professional tournaments would only hurt players who hit it shorter off the tee, World No.2 Jon Rahm says.
22 Mar 2023
Morri: Rollback could test power of ruling bodies
Leaving aside the golf specific elements, the most important development from last week’s rollback proposal might end up being the first real test of the legitimacy of the game’s governing bodies in living memory.
20 Mar 2023
Players speak out in opposition to rule change
Proposals that would limit how far players can drive the ball at elite tournaments are "bad for the game of golf", two-time major winner Justin Thomas says.
17 Mar 2023
Opinion: LIV … golf but longer?
Another divide at the top level of the game has emerged. This time with clear intention.
15 Mar 2023
Morri: Cam ruling conspiracies showcase golf’s divide
There was a time when a good old fashioned rules snafu was just that: a bunch of golf nerds arguing the rights and wrongs of the game’s rules after some sort of high profile incident.
15 Aug 2022
Rules snafu halts Cam’s ranking climb
Cameron Smith is being hailed for his sportsmanship after the Australian copped a cruel two-stroke penalty that scuppered his hopes of winning the FedEx St Jude Championship and claiming golf's World No.1 ranking.
15 Aug 2022
Zalatoris breaks PGA Tour duck as ruling cruels Cam
American Will Zalatoris has finally shed his tag as golf's nearly man with a tense victory at the FedEx St Jude Championship as Cameron Smith's bid to become World No.1 ended in heartbreak.
15 Aug 2022
Mickelson upset at new club length limit
Phil Mickelson has hit out at the 'amateurs' governing the game and called a new 46-inch restriction on club length 'stupid'.
13 Oct 2021
R&A & USGA announce new model local rule limiting club length
The R&A and the USGA have announced that a new Model Local Rule (MLR G-10) will be available beginning on January 1 2022 to provide those running professional or elite amateur golf competitions with the option of limiting the maximum length of a golf club (excluding putters) to 46 inches.
13 Oct 2021
Morri: Behaviour not just a crowd issue
Imagine, if you can, Peter Thomson chugging beer and inciting the crowd on the first tee of a major international golf event.
27 Sep 2021
Morri: Rules are rules
No other sport does a rules snafu quite like golf, as evidenced by the ‘debacle du jour’ from the Solheim Cup this past week.
6 Sep 2021
Morri: PGA miss the mark with lasers
There is one simple fix for what is likely to be a controversial decision to allow players to use rangefinders and GPS devices at this week’s PGA at Kiawah Island: make them ‘either/or.’
17 May 2021
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