With the Ryder Cup likely on your mind (play begins Friday at Bethpage Black), now might be a good time to highlight some of the unique aspects of the Rules of Golf that only apply to match play.

You don't have to dig very far into the Rules of Golf to find out that golfers who are competing can't agree to ignore any rules when they play. In fact, Rule 1.3b(1) says that if two or more players ...

Golf fans who regularly watch and play the game may not be used to the unique aspects of match play defined by the Rules of Golf that are on display during events such as the Ryder Cup. Two or more ...

It's officially golf's silly season in many spots around the country, and that usually means playing different types of golf than you're used to playing. Aside from events where you're only using a ...

Ask golfers how the Rules of Golf impact their round, and almost all will say that they add strokes to their score. It’s not an unreasonable perspective. We are conditioned, especially in sports, to ...

For example, when a player’s ball comes to rest near a drain in a bunker, the player may use a tee to probe the sand to ...

Most people who have played their fair share of golf know that there are lots of competitive formats you can play, such as stroke play, match play, skins games, etc. A couple of these formats — ...

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