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02/11/2026

VIDEO | Avoid penalties: The correct way to drop in golf

Are you unknowingly making mistakes when taking relief? Dropping the ball incorrectly can cost you unnecessary penalty strokes on your...

20/05/2026

VIDEO | Stop giving away shots: Learn how to relieve yourself from a stuck ball

Soft ground or a high shot can leave your ball completely buried… but don't panic! Never….

21/04/2026

VIDEO | Stop giving away shots! When can you touch the sand in the bunker? (Rule: 12.2)

Margarita Salmerón, President of the Rules Committee of the RFEG, explains the existing exceptions.

11/03/2026

VIDEO | Stop giving away blows! Learn how to relieve yourself (Rule: 17.1)

Tired of wasting shots every time your ball ends up in the water or a bush?...

17/11/2025

RULES OF GOLF – No Play Zones in Golf and Their Relief.

The Course or Test Committee may designate certain areas of the course as No Play Zones

08/10/2025

GOLF RULES | Unbelievable but true: a bird takes the ball… now what?

Margarita Salmerón, President of the Technical Committee of Rules of the RFEG, explains how the player should proceed

23/09/2025

GOLF RULES – Ready to Play or Ready Golf

The goal is to encourage a faster pace of play

21/08/2025

FEATURE – Distance meters: learn how to use them

The important thing to remember is that the device should only be used to access and measure permitted information

27/03/2025

RULES OF GOLF: Embedded ball, yes or no, that is the question

It is only considered if it is on its own pike, made as a result of the previous stroke.