http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/index.rss Find the answers to all your rules, etiquette and manners questions, while following the No. 1 rule of GottaGoGolf Magazine: Have fun! en-en ©2012 GottaGoGolf Magazine Thu, 09 May 2013 13:59:45 GMT Most clubs send their match play contestants out in two twosomes. Should you help look for lost balls in the other match? Who putts first? Six questions, with answers from GottaGoGolf Rules Editor Gail Rogers.

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/match-play-times-two/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/match-play-times-two/ Thu, 09 May 2013 13:59:45 GMT Do you know when and how to play a provisional? Here's a hint: You don't say, "I'll hit another," or, "Mulligan!" and then re-tee. As usual, Guidance guru Gail Rogers comes to the rescue.

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/5-guidelines-for-playing-a-provisional/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/5-guidelines-for-playing-a-provisional/ Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:16:00 GMT Guidance expert Gail Rogers has seen these common rules violations too many times. Now, you won't make them when you're playing for major marbles!

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/3-tournament-donts/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/3-tournament-donts/ Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:28:44 GMT Gail Rogers challenges golfers to make one small change and shave minutes off the time of their round. Yay, more time for the 19th hole!

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/yes-you-can-play-faster-in-one-month/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/yes-you-can-play-faster-in-one-month/ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:21:00 GMT You saw your ball going into that tree but didn't see it come out. Now what? Gail Rogers offers guidance.

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/those-ball-grabber-trees/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/those-ball-grabber-trees/ Sun, 01 Jul 2012 07:57:00 GMT Sometimes, proper words fail us on the golf course and we have to resort to the improper kind. Even GottaGoGolf's best player, Michelle Smith, has her moments.

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/oh-fudge-did-i-really-say-that/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/oh-fudge-did-i-really-say-that/ Mon, 04 Jun 2012 08:11:00 GMT We all have our favorite ball markers, some quite glitzy, but they all require proper handling within the Rules of Golf. Gail Rogers explains.

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/mark-your-ball-with-these-5-pointers/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/mark-your-ball-with-these-5-pointers/ Sun, 20 May 2012 21:02:00 GMT Golf has so many unwritten rules, generally known as “golf etiquette,” that I’m intimidated about playing with strangers. What are the good manners that won’t give me away as a newbie – and might even get me an invitation or two for a future round?

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/7-golf-etiquette-tips-for-nervous-newbies/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/7-golf-etiquette-tips-for-nervous-newbies/ Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:45:00 GMT The season for match play is just beginning in many clubs, and we all dread the moment when we see our opponent break a rule. What do we say? What do we do? As usual, USGA rules official Gail Rogers comes to the rescue - cool, calm and collected.

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/what-to-do-when-your-opponent-breaks-match-play-rules/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/what-to-do-when-your-opponent-breaks-match-play-rules/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:18:50 GMT He says ‘That’s good.’ She says ‘Oh really?’ A bit of perspective -- and, truth be told, psychoanalysis -- on why men give each other those short putts but women don't.

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/a-gender-gap-on-the-rules/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/a-gender-gap-on-the-rules/ Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:42:26 GMT Most women’s leagues have at least one. Instead of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” the R&A-approved “Rules of Golf” sit by her bedside. She’s the Ralph Nader of golf, the Martha Stewart of fairway etiquette.

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/overdoing-it-with-the-rules/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/overdoing-it-with-the-rules/ Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:54:00 GMT It’s still sloppy at my golf course but I don’t want to wait until April to improve my game, so I was thinking of studying the Rules of Golf. How can I put them to work in my favor?

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/how-to-put-the-rules-of-golf-on-your-side/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/how-to-put-the-rules-of-golf-on-your-side/ Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:32:00 GMT My golf group has a great local rule for wet conditions. If we all see a ball land in an area, get there and cannot find the ball, we just agree on the general area and drop another ball with no penalty. What do you think of that?

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/know-the-local-rule-maintain-your-handicap/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/know-the-local-rule-maintain-your-handicap/ Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:26:00 GMT The pros don't take many shots, but even they sometimes get disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard. If the best players in the world and their caddies can't get it right, how can we? Gail Rogers tells how.

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/know-the-score-correct-your-scorecard/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/know-the-score-correct-your-scorecard/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:37:00 GMT GottaGoGolf turned to a panel of experts to help a reader who was ready to break up with her foursome because one of the gang showed snake-icidal tendancies on the course. Sometimes it's not the snake that needs to be charmed.

]]> http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/worse-than-a-snake-on-the-golf-course/ http://gottagogolfmag.com/game/rules-and-manners/worse-than-a-snake-on-the-golf-course/ Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:21:56 GMT