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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.
Here's what you can and can't dump
Sports, Published on 24/09/2025
» We all get a little panicky when we're faced with a rule that we should fully understand and follow. Our brains short circuit and can't seem to function properly. When a golf ball is in a yellow-marked water hazard, in other words when the water is in front of you and that you have no alternative but to cross. You have two primary options after taking a one-stroke penalty: replay from the last spot you hit from or drop a ball behind the hazard along a line from the hole through to where the ball last crossed the hazard's margin.
How to create a flawless foundation for good swing
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 11/06/2025
» In a perfect world, at the top of your backswing, the club should be parallel to the ground and pointing towards the target. Your lead arm should be extended, with your wrists hinging naturally to create a 90-degree angle between the club shaft and your left arm.
Big boom for Thai ace Poom in Korea
Sports, Published on 25/05/2025
» Seoul: Thailand's Poom Saksansin, one of the shortest hitters in the field playing one of the longest and toughest courses of the season, proved that distance isn't everything yesterday by taking the third-round lead in the Korea Open at La Vie Est Belle Dunes Course.
How the original 13 rules shaped game
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 25/09/2024
» I'm always getting questions regarding the rules, and I answer them as best l can however, as we all know -- our rules can be somewhat complicated and catching out even the world's best players. Therefore, it's interesting to see how simple & refreshingly uncomplicated they were back in the day.
Use feet to generate more power
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 12/07/2023
» I believe that over the past 28 years of writing golf tips I’ve not touched on what ankles and feet do in the golf swing. However, analytics show that more power can be generated if your feet move correctly during your swing.
How to hit reasonable shots on long greenside bunkers
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 04/05/2023
» Long greenside bunker shots have the reputation of being one of the most difficult in golf.
Talented Eila moves into outright lead at WAAP event in Singapore
Sports, Published on 12/03/2023
» Singapore: Thailand's Eila Galitsky grabbed a commanding three-shot lead going into the final round of the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific (WAAP) championship, raising hopes of following in the footsteps of compatriot Atthaya Thitikul, who won the inaugural tournament, also held in Singapore in 2018.
Belgians finally get their wish of Croatia showdown
Sports, Reuters, Published on 01/12/2022
» DOHA: When Belgium were beaten by France in their 2018 World Cup semi-final, there was some grumbling that the better team had lost and the so-called 'Golden Generation' had been robbed of their place in the final against Croatia.
2022 Qatar World Cup: our picks
Sports, Published on 23/11/2022
» The Bangkok Post's predictions on matches.