If you’ve ever sent a Rules question to the United States Golf Association, there’s a strong chance it landed on Jerry Lemieux’s desk. The 2026 Joe Dey Award winner has handled thousands of inquiries.

Over the course of a year, Todd Stice estimates the USGA receives upwards of 20,000 rules questions, either via phone call, email or the Rules of Golf app. Many of them are fairly common according to ...

What do you do if your ball embeds in a bunker lip? Can you take free relief, or must you play it as it lies? Rules Guy has the answer. The post Rules Guy: My ball embedded in a bunker lip. Can I take ...

Did you know the USGA Rules team fields nearly 20,000 questions a year from golfers via phone, email, and the USGA Rules of Golf mobile app? The “hotline” is free and open to anyone, and we allow ...

The Rules of Golf are tricky! Thankfully, we've got the guru. Our Rules Guy knows the book front to back. Got a question? He's got all the answers. With "preferred lies" in effect under wet weather ...

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 ...

The Rules of Golf are tricky! Thankfully, we’ve got the guru. Our Rules Guy knows the book front to back. Got a question? He’s got all the answers. At a PGA Tour event, I saw a pro with a lie too ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are tons of different golf rules out there, many of which can be confusing AF for any level of player, not just beginner ...

Golf equipment rules can get complicated but when it comes to golf technology, there is one main theme that you should ...