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USGA’s rule on Scottie Scheffler’s new driver at the Hero World Challenge

The United States Golf Association(USGA), working with The R&A, sets the equipment standards that define what players can use ...
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USGA Rules of Golf Home

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Altoona Mirror

Some USGA rules seem unfair, including hat rule

A few years ago, the USGA set out on a mission to simplify and soften some of the unusual and harsh rules involved in the game of golf. As the sport’s ruling body, the organization was able to ...
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Local Rules: What are they, and why do they exist?

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USGA’s Decision to Prohibit Caddies From Standing Behind Players and How the Rule Now Works

The United States Golf Association(USGA) governs the sport across the country and sets standards designed to keep the game ...
Golf Digest

The ball moved, rules chaos followed—and the game changed forever

In all fairness to the USGA and R&A, a major revision to the Rules of Golf was already in the works when the U.S. Open came to Oakmont Country Club in 2016. Still, it’s somewhat amusing to think that ...