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Below are some links to rules tutorials and discussions courtesy of the United States Golf Association.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Rules and Etiquette

 

 

Starting Time

 

 

Undue Delay

 

 

Order of Play

 

 

Practice

 

 

 

The Ball

 

 

Abnormal Ground Conditions

 

 

Taking Relief

 

 

Lost Ball or Ball Out of Bounds

 

 

Unplayable Ball

 

 

Ball Unfit for Play

 

 

 

 

Hazards

 

 

Definition of a Hazard

 

 

Ball in Hazard

 

 

Water Hazard

 

 

Lateral Water Hazard

 

 

 

 

Obstructions

 

 

Movable Obstructions

 

 

Immovable Obstructions

 

 

 

Equipment

 

 

14 Club Limit

 

 

 

Terms

 

 

Through the Green

 

 

Loose Impediments

 

 

Environmentally Sensitive Areas

 

 

 

Scoring

 

 

Stroke Play

 

 

Match Play

 

 

 

Putting

 

 

Putting Green Etiquette

 

 

Line of Putt

 

 

Ball Over-hanging the Hole

 

 

Attending and Unauthorized Attendance of the Flag Stick

 

 

Ball Striking Flagstick or Attendant/Ball Resting Against Flag Stick

 

 

Marking, Lifting, and Replacing the Ball

 

 

 

On the Tee

 

 

The Teeing Ground

 

 

Playing from Outside the Teeing Ground