When your ball is lost or out of bounds, you usually only have one option for how to proceed, which is called playing under stroke and distance. Learn more in this short video. To learn more about golf’s new Rules,…
Everyone knows you can’t ground your club behind the ball when playing a bunker shot, but what do the Rules actually restrict and allow when your ball lies in a bunker? Learn more in this short video. To learn more…
Movable obstructions are artificial items found on the golf course that the Rules do not consider part of the challenge of playing the game (such as water bottles, rakes, trash cans, etc.). Therefore the Rules allow you to move these…
With behind-the-scenes footage and interviews from those who lived the drama, relive the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, featuring the 18-hole Monday playoff between Rocco Mediate and Tiger Woods as they battled for the coveted U.S. Open trophy. For…
Highlights from the final round of the 2018 U.S. Women’s Open, at Shoal Creek Golf Club in Birmingham, Ala. Ariya Jutanugarn, of Thailand, defeated Hyo-Joo Kim, of Korea, in four playoff holes.
Repair of almost any damage is allowed on the putting green (including spike marks and animal damage). For more about golf’s new Rules, visit http://www.usga.org/rules.
No penalty for touching your line of play on the putting green so long as doing so does not improve the conditions for your stroke. For more about golf’s new Rules, visit http://www.usga.org/rules.
Visit our website ( to learn more and sign up for our 2018 women’s golf tournaments! Thank you for your continued support of growing the game of golf in Minnesota. From all of us at the MGA, we look forward…
The elimination of call-ins and a local Rule eliminating the two-stroke scorecard penalty will bring big changes in 2018. The USGA’s Thomas Pagel explains.
Recap of the 96th MGA Senior Amateur Championship hosted at Island View Golf Club, September 18-20, 2017. The MGA would like to thank Island View Golf Club, and all the participants and volunteers, for another great event! Produced by Antonio…