Daily Golf Rule

[Dick Kusleika]

I decided to read all the rules -  one per day. I couldn't find a decent list of rules at the granularity I wanted, so I copied the PDF from the USGA and stripped out the stuff I didn't want. It was a little bit of work, so I thought I'd make the list available if anyone else wants it.

GolfRuleEveryDay - Google Sheets

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Sheet1 Rule,Description,DateSched,DateCompleted 6.4,Order of Play When Playing Hole,5/25/2023,5/25/2023 5.7,Stopping Play; Resuming Play,5/26/2023,5/26/2023 17.2,Options After Playing Ball from Penalty...

I put the rules in a random order, which I thought would be more interesting. I read the rule, the clarifications, and any definitions at usga.org. It's been a good exercise. As you can see from the dates, I don't stick to one rule a day. 

[iacas]

Very cool. Good idea.

I try to read one of the rules each day (i.e. Rule 1 on March 1, for example), and then the rest of the month the definitions, etc. In the months I do this, that is.

[Dick Kusleika]

I finished! It was a good exercise and I'm glad I did it. I started again but instead of sorting the rules in a random order, I take a rules quiz on usga.org and I let any incorrect answers determine what rules I'm reading next.

On thing I don't like about the quizzes on usga.org is that Basic level always includes questions I'm not interested in. Like there's always one specific to match play and one specific to Four Ball - two formats I never play. I'm kind of surprised they're considered Basic because I assume most people are like me and are virtually always stroke play. So I may try to find a different quiz and if anyone has a suggestion, I'd appreciate it.

[iacas]

5 hours ago, Dick Kusleika said:

On thing I don't like about the quizzes on usga.org is that Basic level always includes questions I'm not interested in. Like there's always one specific to match play and one specific to Four Ball - two formats I never play. I'm kind of surprised they're considered Basic because I assume most people are like me and are virtually always stroke play. So I may try to find a different quiz and if anyone has a suggestion, I'd appreciate it.

Match play is the original form of golf. I wouldn't skip those questions. They're also not that different. The general penalty is loss of hole instead of two strokes, and single-stroke penalties are single stroke penalties. There are some rules about order of play, overlooking breaches, etc. but it's not that different.