05/21/2026
Are you making these common mistakes when it comes to understanding the rules of golf?
One wrong drop can cost you two strokes. Confuse out of bounds with a penalty area, and your bogey becomes a triple.
Most recreational golfers make the same mistakes with relief drops, penalty areas, and unplayable lies. Understanding proper procedures and strategic relief options can genuinely lower your scores.
Here are a few of the rules that you should know, whether you’re a novice or an advanced player:
📍 Out of bounds vs. lost ball
📍 Relief drops (knee height, not shoulder!)
📍 Red stakes vs. yellow stakes
📍 Unplayable lie options
📍 Quick-reference guide for common rulings
When you know the rules, you play better golf. Come and join us at the Winston, where we don’t just play golf, we honor it.
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