Category Archives: Rules

Common Situations With Not So Well Known Penalties –Dan Wettstein NCGA Volunteer Official Two of the major goals of the 2019 golf rules revisions were to simplify the rules and to speed up play. Pleased to say both goals have been successfully achieved. Tournament golf in the hundreds of NCGA tourney days has moved alongContinue reading “Hidden Penalties”

What to Do (and Don’t Do) When Your Ball Goes in the Water If you hit a ball that could be either in the water or playable outside the penalty area, the rules do not allow a provisional ball to be played from the tee or a second ball from the drop zone and thenContinue reading “Hole #7”