Toe the Line
 What is wrong with playing barefoot? Dave Bohn   
Shoeless Sam Snead learned to play the game barefoot, but is it legal for you to be on the course without shoes? And, what’s the proper place to stand on the tee while your playing partners hit? Our experts set the record straight on unwritten rules.
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Laws of the Game
In 1982, GOLF MAGAZINE published, with the USGA, a list of golf's "10 Golden Rules." The aim was to simplify the complex rules book for golfers, and the effort proved successful and remain as true today as they were 20 years ago.

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Hazardous Situations
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The Rules of Golf aren't all about punishment

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Straight Talk About Handicaps
What's the big deal About having a handicap?

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* Players are not created equal
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