Good Go-To Source for Basic Rules?

[HitAndGiggle]

Can anybody suggest a link or source that covers the common issues, or basic rules? I admit to never dedicating much time to learning the rules of golf (too much of that in the rest of my life, I suppose...)

[Piz]

Courtesy, humility, and a sense of fair play covers most of it.  For specifics: pick up a copy of The Rules of Golf and look things up (after the round) as the need arises.  That way your knowledge of the game will increase by dint of real world, personal, experience; rather than by rote memorization of hypothetical examples.  For fun, and historical perspective, you might Google: 1744 - Gentlemen Golfers of Leith.

[No Mulligans]

Scroll down on the page at this link and watch the videos just below

Rules of Golf Explained Video Series

: http://www.usga.org/rules-hub.html

[boogielicious]

13 hours ago, HitAndGiggle said:

Can anybody suggest a link or source that covers the common issues, or basic rules? I admit to never dedicating much time to learning the rules of golf (too much of that in the rest of my life, I suppose...)

There are quite a few quick guides you can find at any golf shop. Illustrated ones help.

[Asheville]

Quick Guide non-CCA v2017a.pdf

[Rulesman]

https://shop.randa.org/a-quick-guide-to-the-rules-of-golf

[DaveP043]

The publication that @Rulesman suggested can also be found on the USGA website here, for those of us in the States:

https://www.usgapublications.com/collections/rules-of-golf

The USGA also offers the complete rules, and the decisions, and an illustrated version.  The rules and decisions can be accessed online at:

http://www.usga.org/rules/rules-and-decisions.html#!rule-01

If you find that you've become truly interested in understanding the rules, I suggest you read "The Principles Behind the Rules of Golf."  I wouldn't suggest it as entry-level reading on the rules, but it offers some very interesting viewpoints on why the rules are what they area.