A complete overview of Olympic golf with our guide on official regulations, scoring, common violations, and team information.

Golf will look a little different Tuesday night when TGL, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s new simulator golf league, debuts on ESPN at 9 p.m. ET. The inaugural match won’t feature Woods’ Jupiter Links ...

The USGA's updated GHIN app has a new Rules AI that will help settle just about any argument on the course.

Is it permissible to play two different balls during a single round in order to post two scores? Rules Guy has the answer.

DFS golf scoring systems convert on-course performance into fantasy points. Platforms and contest types may tweak the math, but most formats revolve around three pillars: hole scoring (birdies, eagles ...

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A round must be played by the Rules of Golf to be acceptable for handicap purposes, subject to the following: (i) Organized Competitions. In a situation where a player is disqualified from 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 ...

Do you know a golfer who picks his or her ball up a lot? Does that player also want you to put down scores on the card that don't seem quite right for handicap purposes? If so, it might be time for a ...

Many golfers will readily admit there are times when playing a solo round is sublime. However, Rule 2.1 of the Rules of Handicapping states that if you play by yourself, you can’t post your score.

You left the golf course with an 84 and when you woke up the next day, the Golf Handicap Information Network (GHIN) treated it like an 81. How is that possible? When the World Handicap System was ...