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Clubhead pace is the secret weapon today
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 08/04/2026
» Your ball is in what the Rules call "temporary water." You may play your ball as it lies or take free relief. You take free relief by finding the nearest point of complete relief where you are clear of the puddle and then drop your original ball away from the puddle and within one club-length of that point, not nearer the hole. You may also take relief from a puddle of water if your ball is in a bunker.
Find the ball fast or pay the price -- costly
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 18/02/2026
» The common feedback I've received from my recent rule tips have been asking for more clear simple explanations on queries involving penalty relief, ball movement, and on-course procedures. How long can you search for a ball and what's the penalty if you accidently move your ball on the green or bunker together with the ability to take free relief from abnormal ground conditions for example: ground under repair or temporary water.
Penalty or no penalty? These tricky scenarios will test you
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 12/11/2025
» Let's see how good you know your golf rules; Here's some questions that will get you thinking -- You and your opponent are using the same type of ball in a match and inadvertently play each other's ball into the green. You're not sure who played a shot with the wrong ball first, so you finish out the hole as if nothing happened. Penalty or no penalty?
Golf made simple: Key rules every player should know
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 01/10/2025
» Carrying on with some basic 'easy to understand' golf rules that we all need to know well. To correctly drop a golf ball, you must release the ball from your hand at knee height, allowing it to fall straight down without touching your body or equipment before hitting the ground. The ball must then land and come to rest within the defined relief area for that required situation. Should it bounce away from the dropping area you can try two more times. If still unsuccessful -- you can then place the ball. If you drop the ball incorrectly, you simply must re-drop it without penalty, but you incur a penalty if you play the ball from a wrong place after dropping it.
Play it smart, watch your game soar
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 07/05/2025
» Good decisions on the golf course make up a good score and therefore allows you to feel good about yourself. Well thought out actions on the links will express your talents, skills, and knowledge. A good decision will silence many when you come in with a good score, and move you closer to your golfing goals. Your frustrations and anger disperse with a good decision on the golf course.
Backswing: Tips for power and balance
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 22/01/2025
» Winding up the backswing is basically a simple turn -- whilst at the same time stretching the elastic bands so that when you swing down and through the ball, it's as fast as possible, all the while keeping control of balance and direction.
Straight talking is the need of the hour in golf
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 01/01/2025
» Please allow me once more to indulge in something different than my normal tip, as rather surprisingly my 'tongue in cheek' tip last week created a great response, which has made me think that some 'Roy Keane' straight talking is perhaps warranted within the business of golf at the moment. Particularly disappointing are those who lack the intestinal fortitude of expressing transparent views and honest reflections of the present state of golf. Candid comments would be refreshing to hear, rather than the 'go with the flow' mundane obligatory words they must utter because of their positions and roles within golf.
It's time for warring sides to settle ranking points issue
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 16/10/2022
» Spare a thought for Richard Bland whose short putt miss last week on Stonehill's 18th at the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok cost him more money than perhaps we should think about, and probably a few sleepless nights.
Stonehill: A gem of a course waiting to be unveiled
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 03/10/2022
» I felt privileged looking at Thailand's newest golf course when I was granted a visit to Stonehill which will be unveiled to the world for all to see this week when it hosts the LIV Golf Invitational Bangkok from Friday to Sunday.
LIV meet a treat not to be missed
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 25/09/2022
» In just a couple of weeks, the biggest prize money in Thailand's sporting history will be up for grabs in Asia's first LIV Golf event.