09/03/10 - Rules Riddler #10

Test your knowledge on the Rules of Golf with the OGA’s Rules Riddlers.   These riddlers are written with an interest in educating players and dispelling the many “myths” associated with the Rules of Golf.  Good luck . . . you’ll need it!

09/03/10 - Rules Riddler #9 - Resolved

The solution to Riddler #9 is now available and includes numerous “legal” and “illegal” actions undertaken by the four-ball team of Mark and Jim with respect to the Rules of Golf.  Over one-quarter of responses were correct in that the side finished the hole with a score of 10.  Read on to see why!

08/25/10 - US Amateur Day 3 - Referee Round of 64 - Short Version

Quick correction from yesterday before I’m headed off to bed and ... pairing for tomorrow afternoon’s round of 16 (I’ll get it right this time)

08/24/10 - US Amateur - Day 2 - Long Version

Getting yelled at across the radio (kind of) was one of the many highlights during my second day at the 110th US Amateur.

08/24/10 - US Amateur - Day 2 - Short Version

A very short teaser of Day 2 at the US Amateur

08/24/10 - US Amateur - Day 1

5 hour rounds (with good reason) and dinner with Mike Davis - a great day one at the US Amateur!

08/22/10 - US Amateur - Rules Assignments

Assignments were released this morning for the Rules Committee working the 2010 US Amateur at Chambers Bay.

08/21/10 - Inkster DQ’d at Safeway Classic

Sue Witters, LPGA Rules Official explaining why Juli Inkster was disqualified after the 2nd round of the LPGA’s Safeway Classic at Pumking Ridge.

08/16/10 - Dustin Johnson and the Bunker at the PGA

An explanation including the video of Dustin Johnson’s two-stroke penalty on the final hole of the PGA Championsihp.

07/28/10 - Interesting Rulings in the 1st Round of the 44th Pacific Coast Amateur

With a field of elite amateurs, players rarely get into much trouble, though there were two interesting Rulings involving the Committee from day one.