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Use this golf guide to learn more about scoring, equipment, technique, tournaments and top players to improve your game on the green.

  • Illustration of the nearest point of relief
    Nearest Point of Relief: When You Need to Find It, How to Determine It
  • Wesley Bryan plays a shot from a bunker on the 16th hole during the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Classic at TPC Southwind on June 10, 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee
    'The Big Break' Series: All the Winners, Cast Members and Seasons
  • Golfer trying to hit golf ball that is stuck in a tree
    3 Rulings for When Your Golf Ball Is Stuck in a Tree
  • PGA Tour golfer Bill Haas' iron impact on a shot during the Honda Classic
    Low Trajectory on Iron Shots? Focus on Impact Position
  • Bill Murray and the gopher in Caddyshack
    Big-Screen Swings: 12 Favorite Golf Movies
  • Tiger Woods and Arnold Palmer laughing
    Golf Puns, One-Liners and Other Fast Laughs
  • Yani Tseng of Taiwan (L) walks with her coach Gary Gilchrist during a practice round prior to the start of the 2012 U.S. Women's Open
    17 Quick and Easy Tips for Beginning Golfers and High-Handicappers
  • man writing his golf scores on scorecard
    Using the Callaway System Method for a 1-Day Golf Handicap
  • Golfer Rory McIlroy
    What Do Red Stakes or Red Lines Mean on a Golf Course?
  • Pro golfer Bo-Mee Lee tees off during the Fujisankei Ladies Classic tournament in Japan
    Golf Shots That Curve Right During Flight
  • Golf hole sign for a 465-yard par-4
    Yardage Guidelines for Par-3s, Par-4s and Par-5s in Golf
  • Colored stakes golf course
    The Meaning of Colored Stakes and Lines on the Golf Course
  • Luke Donald tees off in the shadow of huge power cables at Eichenried Golf Club in Germany
    Your Golf Shot Hits Overhead Power Lines: What's the Ruling?
  • Anchoring a Belly Putter
    Anchoring Ban in Golf and Grips/Strokes It Permits and Prohibits
  • Bernhard Langer works on the golf practice range
    Rules FAQ: Using Golf Clubs to Align Stance for Stroke
  • Ball sitting in fairway divot
    Are You Allowed to Move a Golf Ball Out of Divot Hole Without Penalty?
  • Closeup look at Michelle Wie's golf grip at address
    Correct Grip Pressure for Swinging the Club
  • Ball markers in the Rules of Golf
    Ball Markers: Do the Rules Specify What Should (or Shouldn't) Be Used?
  • SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 01: Lee Westwood of England (left) is given a lesson by his coach Pete Cowen during practice prior to the start of the WGC-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club on November 1, 2011 in Shanghai, China.
    How to Improve Golf Scores and Play
  • golfer trying to play out of tall grass
    What Is the Highest Handicap a Golfer Can Have?
  • Laura Davies tees off in the Women's British Open, a tournament on the Ladies European Tour.
    Ladies European Tour: The LET's Big Winners and History
  • Gregory Havret plays a punch shot during the Abu Dhabi Championship.
    How to Hit a Punch Shot in Golf
  • Jack Nicklaus holds the Claret Jug after winning the 1966 British Open.
    Jack Nicklaus in the Majors
  • Spending too much time looking up at the sky after hitting driver? You might need help avoiding pop-ups.
    How to Stop Skying Your Driver
  • Rory McIlroy plays an iron approach during the 2011 US Open tournament.
    US Open Scoring Records: Golfers Going Low
  • A golfer tees up his ball
    Basic Golf Rules: A Quick Intro to the Rules of Golf
  • golf swing in the finish position
    Golf Basics: Tips on the Fundamentals of the Game
  • Many in full swing of golf club, teeing off
    How to Fix Golf Shots Going on a Straight Line, but to the Left
  • Kim Kouwabunpat - Big Break Prince Edward Island
    "Big Break Prince Edward Island" Contestants
  • Original feathery golf ball and reproduction
    The Feathery: Early Golf Balls Now Treasured Collectibles
  • Golfer Tom Weiskopf during the 1982 US Open
    US Open Aces: Every Hole-in-One in Tournament History
  • The Michelin Man is a tee marker at the 2005 PGA Tour Michelin Championship
    21 Fun Tee Markers from Pro Golf That Will Make You Smile
  • Yellow stakes indicate that Adam Scott is inside the boundary of a water hazard
    What Do Yellow Stakes or Yellow Lines Mean on a Golf Course?
  • golfer trying to blow ball into hole
    The Lowdown on Golf's Lowlifes
  • Golfer tees off, viewed from behind
    Basics of Ball Flight in Golf
  • Mark Murphy of Big Break Ireland
    How 'Big Break' Champions Fared With Exemptions Earned on Show
  • Vijay Singh points to the right, where he hit his drive
    Hitting Golf Shots Right of the Target But On Straight Line
  • Jordan Spieth practicing putting prior to the Deutsche Bank Championship
    Need New Putting Approach? Try Taking Your Eyes OFF the Ball
  • Jack Nicklaus 1972
    Jack Nicklaus Career Wins
  • Rickie Fowler uses his driver from the fairway during the 2016 Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
    Tips on Hitting Driver From the Fairway
  • econd round of the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands Country Club on May 7, 2016 in The Woodlands, Texas.
    Jack Nicklaus Quotes
  • Golfer in a golf cart marking his scorecard.
    What You Need to Know About Golf's World Handicap System
  • Marking two golf balls on the green
    The Ruling When One Golf Ball Collides With Another
  • Golf clubs in bag
    The Maximum Amount of Clubs Allowed in Your Golf Bag
  • Golfers lined up on a driving range hitting balls
    Golf Demo Days: What They Are and How to Find Them
  • A balata tree being tapped for its latex-like sap in the South American country of Guyana
    Looking Back at Balata Golf Balls (And Explaining What 'Balata' Is)
  • four golfers on the putting green
    How to Play a Florida Scramble Golf Tournament
  • The clubhouse of the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina
    Explaining the Pinehurst Format (aka Pinehurst System)
  • Yuta Ikeda of Japan drops his ball as he takes relief from a sprinkler head on the 7th hole during the third round of the 2011 Northern Trust Open
    Putting Across Sprinkler Heads in Golf: Free Relief?
  • Muscleback and cavityback irons by Titleist
    Are Cavity Back Irons for High-Handicappers and Musclebacks for Low?
  • Golf Bet
    Golf's Nassau: Explaining the Tournament Format and Betting Game
  • Golfer marking his ball
    Is It OK to Draw Line on Golf Ball to Help With Alignment?
  • Golf Alex Cejka makes a practice swing before playing his golf shot.
    What's the Ruling: Accidentally Hitting Golf Ball With Practice Swing
  • Pro golfer Marcel Siem celebrates making a double eagle
    What Is a Double Eagle in Golf?
  • Jordan Spieth signals a wayward drive during a PGA Tour tournament
    What Is a Provisional Ball?
  • TopFlite x-out golf balls.
    X-Out Balls in Golf
  • The 18th hole yardage sign for the 2013 US Open at Merion Golf Club
    What Is the Meaning of 'Par'?
  • Ground under repair, an abnormal course condition at Castle Stuart Golf Links in Scotland
    Golf's Rule 16 (Free Relief — Non-Movable Items, Abnormal Conditions)
  • money won in a golf match
    Most Popular Golf Betting Games and Side Bets
  • Andy Bean takes a drop after hitting out of bound at Crooked Stick Golf Club during a US Senior Open
    Rule 27: Ball Lost or Out of Bounds; Provisional Ball (Rules of Golf)
  • Woman golfer putting the ball into the hole
    How Is Golf Handicap Index Calculated? Here's the Formula
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