If you’ve ever sent a Rules question to the United States Golf Association, there’s a strong chance it landed on Jerry Lemieux’s desk. The 2026 Joe Dey Award winner has handled thousands of inquiries.

Golf has never suffered from a lack of rules. Understanding them, however, has always been a different story. For generations, golfers have debated relief options beside cart paths, argued over ...

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 ...

Golfers have always had rules questions, but the problem is that golfers have them in convenient places. Your ball moves after a squirrel investigates it. You take relief from a cart path and suddenly ...

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania, June 13 (Reuters) - The rules of golf can be complex but at this week's U.S. Open an interactive artificial intelligence avatar is offering a glimpse into how golfers can get ...

Did you know the USGA Rules team fields nearly 20,000 questions a year from golfers via phone, email, and the USGA Rules of Golf mobile app? The “hotline” is free and open to anyone, and we allow ...