I've addressed the ball and it moved - now what? R&A rules official Ivano Ficalbi explains the implications of Rule 18-26 when a ball at address moves.
R&A rules official Ivano Ficalbi explains your options when playing from a water hazard marked with red stakes in the fifth video of a ten-part rules series.
In the second part of a series of rules videos, we take a look at Rule 25: Water Hazards (yellow stakes). Many ammies don't know all three options available to them – watch the video and you may shave points off your score.
Jim Furyk was penalised the maximum four strokes for having 15 clubs in his bag during the third round of The Barclays. It was the simplest of mistakes by him and his caddy Mike Cowan (known as “Fluff”) which, in effect, ended up costing Furyk $131 250 (R1 023 750) – the difference between finishing T15 and T7.
The Mole’s getting annoyed with golfers who don’t know the rules of golf, so he’s embarked on a one-man mission to educate golfers on some of the basics and single-handedly improve quality of play.
When Tim Clark finished his round last night, he was in a tie for third... but in under an hour he dropped all the way down to tied for 14th. Why? For assessing himself a two-stroke penalty...
The man who very nearly became the oldest Major winner in history may have been officially cleared of any wrongdoing, but there are many who believe that what they’ve seen is Perry deliberately improve the lie of the ball in the FBR Open. So what really happened and what’s the lesson in it for all golfers?
Rory McIlroy caused a lot of controversy at this year’s Masters when he kicked the sand in the bunker on 18 in the second round, after leaving his ball in it.
A hole-in-one, amazing. Two holes-in-one, on the same hole, on consecutive days, unbelievable! Brendon Todd accopmplished this feat at Athens Regional Foundation Classic on the Nationwide Tour. Check it out!
One of the Mole’s furry friends was playing at Pinnacle Point when the following situation occurred. His ball ended up in a bunker, resting within a metre of a warm hungry Puff Adder.
In a bizarre set of circumstances during the second round of the BMW Championship, Martin Laird nearly got disqualified and Bart Bryant got penalised two stokes. Here is the story: