Golf Rules Guides — Learn the Rules of Golf

Where to drop, how far, and when it's free. The most commonly botched relief drop in casual golf.

Two penalty strokes in stroke play, and you must fix it fast. Here's exactly what happens.

Your time is up after three minutes. When the clock starts, what counts, and what happens when it's lost.

Stroke and distance, back-on-the-line, or lateral relief. One penalty stroke, three escape routes.

Why that gimme never actually happened in stroke play — and the penalty if your scorecard is wrong.

You can leave it in since 2019. Here's the rule, when it helps you, and how to still get it wrong.

Water hazards are penalty areas now. Same one-stroke penalty — but red stakes add a lateral drop that saves strokes.

The stroke-and-distance penalty that hurts — and the local rule that lets you drop in the fairway instead.

Knee height, straight down, into the relief area. When to re-drop, when to place, and the mistakes that cost strokes.

Most sand rules relaxed in 2019 — but grounding your club near the ball still costs two strokes.

The pace-of-play lifesaver: hit a second ball before you search, and never walk back again.

Natural forces never cost a penalty. If the wind moves your ball, play it where it stops.

Not in the rulebook — but the first-tee breakfast ball tradition lives on. Here's the honest version.

Ten rules that cover 95% of what you'll face on the course — counting strokes, relief, penalties, etiquette.

Want every rule on one card? Grab the free Drop Rules Cheat Sheet — or the full Save Strokes reference for every penalty and relief procedure in your bag.