We saw last week that a 2 strokes penalty in Stroke Play becomes a loss of hole in Match Play. Other penalties are applied differently: My ball hits my opponent or a competitor In Stroke ... Continuer

Nous avons vu la semaine dernière que les pénalités de 2 coups se transformaient en perte du trou en partie par trous (Match Play). Voyons maintenant les différences pour ce qui est des autres types ... Continuer

Many golf club have a Match Play  competition played during a few months in Summer. I receive a lot of questions on the handicap used in those competition. I have already written on the subject ... Continuer

Plusieurs clubs de golf organisent des compétitions en partie par trous (Match Play) qui durent une bonne partie de l’été. Je reçois régulièrement des questions sur le calcul des handicaps dans ce type de compétition. ... Continuer

On May 30th and 31st  on the Circuit Canada Pro Tour (CCPT) we had our first tournament of the season. The best players from the Great Lakes Tours and a few players from Quebec were ... Continuer

Les 30 et 31 mai a eu lieu le premier tournoi du Circuit Canada Pro Tour (CCPT) en Ontario avec les meilleurs joueurs du Great Lakes Tour (GLT) et quelques pros du Québec. Il y ... Continuer

During the BMW Championship in Europe last weekend, 2 interesting rulings will be explained in this article. Ernie Els penalised himself 2 strokes for playing from the wrong place and Brendan Grace got a questionable ... Continuer

Lors du Championnat BMW en Europe en fin de semaine, deux incidents assez remarquables méritent qu’on s’y attarde un peu. Ernie Els a pris une décision de se pénaliser deux coups pour avoir replacé sa ... Continuer

This incident is the possibility of another emotional release… During the NCAA Women’s golf Championship last week (May 21, 2017) 2 players were penalised 2 strokes for using the toilet. The reason being that they ... Continuer

Voici une autre occasion pour un défoulement collectif ou, du moins, pour faire couler… beaucoup d’encre! Lors du championnat féminin de golf universitaire (NCAA) qui a eu lieu en fin de semaine (21 mai 2017), ... Continuer

Golf Quebec started its competition season with the Spring Open Qualifying rounds. We can see many talented amateurs and professional golfers that are not already qualified. In all those events, Golf Quebec has 3 certified ... Continuer

This  is another week with a contentious topic. I am always surprised and upset to see that Pace of play is not well managed at the PGA TOUR and the LPGA. I don’t see any ... Continuer

Voici encore une autre fois une chronique qui ne fera pas l’unanimité. Je demeure toujours aussi surpris de constater que chez les deux circuits majeurs professionnels (LPGA et PGA TOUR), on ne prend pas les ... Continuer

On April, 25th, 2017, the USGA and the R&A have issued a new decision on the Rules of Golf to limit the use of video evidence. This new decision is in effect immediately. Decision 34-3/10: ... Continuer