Archive for the Royal & Ancient Category


Golf Rules Test – Eleven Questions And Answers

Golf rules expert and author of “999 Questions on the Rules of Golf” Barry Rhodes answers eleven questions on the rules of golf below. If you would like you can read through and test yourself on each one and let me know how you did in the comments section below. There are no prizes, it […]

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Do You Know These Six Rules of Golf?

Golf rules expert and author of “999 Questions on the Rules of Golf” Barry Rhodes answers six questions on the rules of golf below. RULES OF GOLF QUESTION 1 : I wonder if you would be able to solve a problem we are having within the club in regard to the Rules of Golf. The […]

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Eight Golf Rules About The Golf Ball

Golf rules expert and author of “999 Questions on the Rules of Golf” Barry Rhodes answers eight questions relating to the golf ball and the rules of golf below. But first I wanted to report that I’m very happy to announce that Barry will personally sign your own copy of “999 Questions on the Rules […]

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NEWS FLASH: Gutta Percha Ball to be used at The St Andrews Open

Good news … at long last the R&A have decided to halt the advancement of technology and the need for longer and longer golf courses. Finally we can get back to how golf used to be played. Last week I spoke to some of my golf course architect friends during the European Institute of Golf […]

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Four Golf Rules Involving The Golf Ball

Golf rules expert and author of “999 Questions on the Rules of Golf” Barry Rhodes answers four questions relating to the golf ball and the rules of golf below. GOLF BALL – RULES OF GOLF QUESTION 1 : I have a golf question about the Rules. My golf partner on the tee box was just […]

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Do you know these 2 Rules of Golf?

Here are a couple of recent golf rule questions I received in the past week. Thankfully golf rules expert and author of “999 Questions on the Rules of Golf” Barry Rhodes was on hand to give an accurate answer to each one. GOLF BALL – RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: Hi Andy, Thank you for all […]

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You Cannot Declare Your Ball Lost

Here is an interesting question that I recently received on my blog site: RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: “Hi Barry, I’m confused over you saying that you cannot declare your ball lost. If it is reasonable to assume that it is not in a hazard or out of bounds, I was under the assumption that you […]

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That Cink-ing Feeling

Sinking to his knees after converting match point in his Wimbledon semi final Andy Roddick mouthed “I’m sorry.” In his moment of triumph the American immediately realised that his victory would cast him in the role of villain. By beating Andy Murray he had condemned British tennis fans to another year of misery. Elated by […]

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The Open Championship Returns to Turnberry

The Open Championship returns to Turnberry after far too long of an absense from the west coast of Scotland. The Open hasn’t been contested at Turnberry since 1994. Which means the last time the Championship was contested there, I was 10 years old, and had never even held a golf club. The Aisla Course is […]

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“Rub Of The Green” – Golf Rule 19-1

Here is a golf rules question I received relating to “the rub of the green”! RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: “After my second shot to our 18th on Sunday I was still about 30 metres short of the green. The green keeper suddenly appeared and started watering the green with a rather thick hose. It;s really […]

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Masters To Remember, But For The Wrong Reason

Angel Cabrera won his second professional major Sunday afternoon at Augusta National Golf Club. Cabrera has now won the Masters and the U.S. Open. For someone from South America, you can’t pick two tournaments you would rather win than those two. No disrespect to the Open Championship and the U.S. PGA Championship, but the U.S. […]

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HomeofGolf.TV Goes Live – Watch The First Episode

From: Andy Brown Currently enjoying a shot of Lagavulin after a sunny day filming in the Home of Golf St Andrews, Fife Wednesday, 18:21 p.m. Hi there, I have finally launched http://www.HomeofGolf.TV On 24th January I announced my idea in this blog post and on the strength of the 150 favourable comments I have produced […]

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Losing Your Golf Ball In Casual Water

Here is a golf rules question I received earlier in the week relating to casual water. RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: “A case last week, not sure of the ruling. There was a quantity of water – which would be classed as casual – to one side of our 12th. A misplaced shot appeared to have […]

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4 Decisions On The Rules Of Golf

Here is a recent rules of golf email I replied to. There were 4 parts to the email and I explain the answers in full below. I trust you will enjoy reading these decisions. RULES OF GOLF QUESTION: “1. During the rainy season and an almost unplayable course, a greenside bunker is full of water. […]

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Thirty Rules Of Golf For The Beginner And Pro

Here are a selection of 30 rules of golf questions and answers I have given over the past couple of months. I thought you would be interested in reading the wide variety of rules questions golfers are currently asking themselves out on the course. I trust you will enjoy reading these 30 rules of golf […]

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