It is not too difficult to imaging a comical foot race between two determined opponents, one sprinting towards the green, putter in hand, and the other rambling into the woods in a frenzied search for the errant shot.

November 28, 2012 Dear USGA Member: The USGA cherishes its strong relationship with our Members, and we appreciate the support you provide in helping us lead the game toward a sustainable future. Your membership bolsters the critical mission of the USGA in many important ways and has helped to make the game more enjoyable for [...]

I have received a number of golf questions of late and shall try to answer every question that comes across my desk. Here are a few of them:

On Sunday, Oct. 21, a Golf Tournament will be held to honor Hal and Hazel Lenobel with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. at the Longboat Key Club & Resort, Harbourside Golf Course and a Family Picnic from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Longboat Key Club & Resort, Harbourside Dining Room & Lawn.

HAL LENOBEL Contributing Columnist golf@lbknews.com A suggestion was made to me the other day to elaborate on the difference between a friendly game of golf and one that maintains strict adherence to the Rules of the game. From personal experience, there is a huge contrast between the two forms. Let’s assume the friendly game, or [...]

HAL LENOBEL Contributing Columnist golf@lbknews.com Professional baseball prohibits the use of “corked” and aluminum bats. The National Football League does not permit the use of kicking tees for extra points or field goals, while it does allow their use on kick-offs. What do the Rules of golf approve of in the matter of the use [...]

Most answers to these problems appear in Rule 20 in the Rules of Golf and in the Decisions on the Rules of Golf.

HAL LENOBEL Contributing Columnist golf@lbknews.com The questions keep coming and that makes me happy. Here are some more inquiries from readers:   In a mixed foursome in which the men play from the back tees and the women play from the forward tees, a man hits a tee shot out of bounds. Does his partner [...]

HAL LENOBEL Contributing Columnist golf@lbknews.com I want to catch up by answering a few questions that were sent to me.   After hitting my drive into the rough, I walloped my second shot and lost my ball out of bounds. At least I thought it was my ball. After dropping (taking stroke and distance) and [...]

One of the major differences between stroke play and match play is that in stroke play, anyone can point out a Rules of Golf violation, and they can do it at any time until the competition has closed.