Want to see golf rules simplified and explained quickly? The USGA has animation videos that do just that. Most, if not all, are under 2 minutes long. Here is a handy list of what’s available. If you play in any golf tournaments, it would be important to know these. Even if you don’t, and only play for fun, it’ll help avoid disputes of what’s fair and what’s not if you have some knowledge of how to follow golf rules.
- How to score for match play
- Scoring for stroke play
- Maximum of 14 clubs
- Ball unfit for play
- Starting time
- Order of play
- The teeing ground
- Playing from outside teeing ground
- Definition of hazard
- Ball in hazard
- Ball over hanging hole
- Attending and unauthorized attendance of the flagstick
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- Ball striking flagstick or attendant/ball resting against flagstick
- Marking, lifting, and replacing
- Movable obstructions
- Through the green
- Determining the nearest point of relief
- Immovable obstructions
- Water hazards
- Lateral water hazards
- Ball lost or out of bounds
- Environmentally sensitive areas
- Loose impediments
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To see these video, go to the Rules section of the USGA website. You can also find where to get a copy of the Rules of Golf Handbook.
