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6 rules changes the PGA Tour is enacting in 2026 (and what triggered them)

The PGA Tour shared several rules changes with its players on Tuesday. Here's what you need to know about why the rules have ...

Major Champ Calls Out USGA Over Golf Ball Rollback Rule: ‘Game Is Already Bifurcated’

The USGA and the R&A confirmed that the ball rollback rule will come into effect from 2028 for the pros. Amateurs will be ...
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After one of 2025's biggest rules controversies, USGA, R&A make update

After one of 2025's biggest rules controversies, the USGA and the R&A made an update to its Model Local Rules. The post After ...
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Local Rules: What are they, and why do they exist?

This content was first published in Golf Journal, a quarterly print publication exclusively for USGA Members. To be among the first to receive Golf Journal and to learn how you can help make golf more ...
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The PGA Tour has changed one of its most controversial rules

The PGA Tour is changing one of its most controversial rules ahead of the 2026 season, and golf purists should be at least a ...
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Has Shane Lowry’s Open penalty sparked a rule change?

Was this two-stroke sanction for Shane Lowry behind a new Local Rule announced in the latest Rules of Golf update?