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The United States Golf Association released a statement on Monday in which it said it regretted "the distraction caused by our decision to wait until the end of the round to decide on the ruling'' ...

A few years ago, the USGA set out on a mission to simplify and soften some of the unusual and harsh rules involved in the game of golf. As the sport’s ruling body, the organization was able to ...

Call it the Paul Mitzel update. Or the Akshay Bhatia one. Or the Korn Ferry sixsome update. Any of those could work. Each refers to incidents in which a player or the player's caddie claimed to have ...

Over the course of a year, Todd Stice estimates the USGA receives upwards of 20,000 rules questions, either via phone call, email or the Rules of Golf app. Many of them are fairly common according to ...

Editor's Note—This story first ran June 29, 2016, in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 U.S. Open, when the rules controversy surrounding Dustin Johnson's final round was fresh in the memories of all ...

During the college golf season, GolfChannel.com will check in weekly to update what’s happening in the world of college golf. While PGA Tour players and the USGA continue their “collaborative efforts” ...