In November 2009, the USGA and The R&A issued a ‘Joint Statement’ on electronic devices, including distance-measuring devices, to clarify how the Rules are applied in relation to these devices. This ...

Figuring out the distance to the hole or to another location on the course is not one of the decisions that the Rules expect players to make using only their own skill and judgment or only with a ...

Golf World's Angry Golfer, John Hawkins, stepped boldly on the side of distance-measuring devices in a recent column:* "If 15 minutes of sprinkler-hunting is avoided in every round, you wouldn't think ...