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Unplayable lies: Know the three relief options
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 04/02/2026
» You have basically three options if your golf ball finds itself in an unplayable lie. An unplayable lie allows a golfer to take relief almost anywhere on the course but comes with a one-stroke penalty, excluding penalty areas. The player is the sole judge of whether a ball is unplayable. The 3-options for relief are -- stroke-and-distance, back-on-the-line, or lateral relief within two club-lengths of where the ball is at rest.
Norman's rebel golf league role robs him of Open invite
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 01/05/2022
» The following R&A statement was released soon after Greg Norman expressed his wish to play in this year's British Open at St Andrews: "The entry terms and conditions for The Open stipulate that a champion must be aged 60 or under or have won the championship in the previous 10 years to be exempt from qualifying. That remains the case for the 150th Open, and we have no plans for any additional exemption."
PGA Tour starts feeling impact of super league
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 06/02/2022
» Reports claim long hitter Bryson DeChambeau has been offered more than US$113 million to become the face of a planned super league golf.
Aspiring pros need honest counselling
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 12/12/2021
» It's not funny to have to hole a 10-foot putt to fund your next tournament and to keep your career in golf alive.
Horschel has ideas that are interesting
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 24/11/2021
» I have expressed my view for ages about the fact that the rich are just getting richer on the PGA and European Tours whilst many are making a very good living from arguably mediocre golf, and it seems that now Billy Horschel has ideas on how to make the PGA Tour a more compelling and competitive product and how to strengthen the circuit by reducing the number of available tour cards.
Challenging times await course owners
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 16/08/2021
» Sorry to be the bearer of doom and gloom but the golf industry is facing the dilemma of dealing with serious issues arising from the many problems of the Covid-19 shut-out.
Two ways to tee it up in the British Open
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 30/06/2021
» The British Open is just a couple of weeks away and the regional qualifying was held over the past weekend, which will lead to the final qualifying this week.
Challenging times for golf club managers in Thailand
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 21/03/2021
» My son is a manager of a golf club and consistently informs me of the challenges within the golf industry at the moment.
Need for unique, out of the box ideas
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 15/03/2020
» Allow me to ask the question that many astute golf club owners and senior managerial staff (with any foresight) must have discussed in numerous meetings over these past few weeks.
Time to plan things ahead
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 30/12/2018
» As golf heads into 2019, it is interesting to envisage how a top male player puts his upcoming schedule together, and what would be his priorities.