Golf Rule Chapters

Front 1

Rule 1

Back 1

The Game

Front 2

Rule 2

Back 2

Match Play

Front 3

Rule 3

Back 3

Stroke Play

Front 4

Rule 4

Back 4

Clubs

Front 5

Rule 5

Back 5

The Ball

Front 6

Rule 6

Back 6

The Player

Front 7

Rule 7

Back 7

Practice

Front 8

Rule 8

Back 8

Advice; Indicating Line of Play

Front 9

Rule 9

Back 9

Information as to Strokes Taken

Front 10

Rule 10

Back 10

Order of Play

Front 11

Rule 11

Back 11

Teeing Ground

Front 12

Rule 12

Back 12

Searching for and Identifying Ball

Front 13

Rule 13

Back 13

Ball Played as It Lies

Front 14

Rule 14

Back 14

Striking the Ball

Front 15

Rule 15

Back 15

Substituted Ball; Wrong Ball

Front 16

Rule 16

Back 16

The Putting Green

Front 17

Rule 17

Back 17

The Flagstick

Front 18

Rule 18

Back 18

Ball at Rest Moved

Front 19

Rule 19

Back 19

Ball in Motion Deflected or Stopped

Front 20

Rule 20

Back 20

Lifting, Dropping and Placing; Playing from the Wrong Place

Front 21

Rule 21

Back 21

Cleaning Ball

Front 22

Rule 22

Back 22

Ball Assisting or Interfering with Play

Front 23

Rule 23

Back 23

Loose Impediments

Front 24

Rule 24

Back 24

Obstructions

Front 25

Rule 25

Back 25

Abnormal Ground Conditions, Embedded Ball and Wrong Putting Green

Front 26

Rule 26

Back 26

Water Hazards (Including Lateral Water Hazards)

Front 27

Rule 27

Back 27

Ball Lost or Out of Bounds; Provisional Ball

Front 28

Rule 28

Back 28

Ball Unplayable

Front 29

Rule 29

Back 29

Threesomes and Foursomes

Front 30

Rule 30

Back 30

Three-Ball, Best-Ball and Four-Ball Match Play

Front 31

Rule 31

Back 31

Four-Ball Stroke Play

Front 32

Rule 32

Back 32

Bogey, Par and Stableford Competitions

Front 33

Rule 33

Back 33

The Committee

Front 34

Rule 34

Back 34

Disputes and Decisions