Ron Kaspriske

Here's what the Rules of Golf have to say about partners in four-ball matches

If you seem to play better or worse in competitions than you do in casual rounds, here's what you need to know

One might not even have to wait to be finished playing to apply heat.

Whether you're taking free relief from things such as immovable obstructions, or you're taking a penalty relief such as for an unplayable lie, you might have it ingrained in your memory that the area to drop the ball is a semicircle mapped out by the longest club in your bag that is not your putter. It looks like this (illustration courtesy of the USGA).

Whether you're taking free relief from things such as immovable obstructions, or you're taking a penalty relief such as for an unplayable lie, you

The answer might not be what you expected. Here's what The Rules of Golf says

You might be entitled to move your ball. Here's how

It's never great when you show up to play your local public golf course and find that the superintendent just had the fairways or greens punched—or both.

The timing and intent matter. Here's what the Rules of Golf say

The timing and intent matter. Here's what the Rules of Golf say