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.

What do you do if your ball hits a lawnmower in the fairway and bounces OB? Can you hit again without penalty? Rules Guy has ...

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 ...

Golf is a complex sport and the rules must reflect that. But is the rule book too complicated and does that allow cheats to ...

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 ...

The Rules of Golf are tricky! Thankfully, we’ve got the guru. Our Rules Guy knows the book front to back. Got a question? He’s got all the answers. I frequently putt with a big, fat stogie in my mouth ...

Every average or beginner golfer one day wishes to have the ball-striking ability of a guy like Scottie Scheffler or Rory ...

Geoff Yang, an Augusta National member and a longtime USGA rules official, is in his first year as the chairman of the competition committees. The post The Masters’ new ‘rules guy’ has quiet role but ...