It could be, according to the Rules of Golf. It just depends on what happend prior to that ...

If you're waiting on the group ahead, can you use the extra time to search for your ball for more than 3 minutes? Rules Guy ...

A scratch golfer and rules expert breaks down exactly when you can lift your ball to check for damage after hitting a hard surface like a wall.

The Rules of Golf get specific about what constitutes a stroke, and that comes into play in just this situation ...

As we all know (or should know), the maximum number of clubs in a bag is 14. If you have a 15th (or more!), it's a penalty under Rule 4.3b in The Rules of Golf. In stroke play, it's two shots for each ...

One of golf's oldest cheats tricks is to sole a club behind the ball in the rough and then "decide" to use another club to hit the shot. The initial club's weight makes the grass sit down giving the ...

A round must be played by the Rules of Golf to be acceptable for handicap purposes, subject to the following: (i) Organized Competitions. In a situation where a player is disqualified from a ...

I hit my ball into a pile of leaves, now what? This involves what the Rules of Golf calls “loose impediments.” In other words, any unattached, natural objects that can be easily removed – things like ...