So here, as determined by a GOLF panel (of one), are GOLF's Bizarre Rules Controversies of the Year. There were plenty this year to choose from, and we know, the Rules are "simplifying" come 2019.

Twenty minutes, dissecting a tenth-of-a-second sequence, to determine if a ball had shifted two dimples. The verdict would ...

Even the world's best run afoul of the Rules of Golf, ... When it came to rules controversies, the cup runneth over. Here were the five biggest lightning-rod moments from 2019. 5.

With golf rules changing often since professional circuits like the PGA Tour and the LPGA Tour were established, there are bound to be controversies with hundreds of rules and obligations.

SHANE LOWRY was given a TWO-SHOT penalty after a major rules breach controversy during his second round at The Open. The ...

Solheim Cup Rules Controversy is Signal That Rules of Golf Need Another Update / TOLEDO, Ohio – Recently the Rules of Golf went through a major rewrite, and the updates went into effect in 2019.

Shane Lowry's week was hampered by a two-shot penalty in the second round of The Open Championship, but the Irishman bounced ...

Making the Rules of Golf easier to understand sounds all well and good, but as the USGA and R&A ready a new code for 2019, it comes with potential risks ...

Shane Lowry was handling himself quite well at Royal Portrush for the 2025 Open Championship as he returned to the Northern Ireland course for the first time si ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A year ago Brooks Koepka and his caddie, Ricky Elliot, sparked a rules question/controversy during the first round of the 2023 Masters that almost cost the eventual 54-hole leader ...

While golf has been played for more than 600 years, the earliest known written rules for the game date from 1744. This early code of “Articles & Laws in Playing at Golf” (known today as the “13 ...