Fergus Bisset

6 days ago | golfmonthly.com | Fergus Bisset

I have written in the past about how far Old Tom Morris might hit the ball with modern equipment and I started that piece by saying that we’ll never know as Old Tom has been dead for quite a long time. But it was fun to speculate. I have also speculated in the past about how far Jack Nicklaus would hit the ball with modern equipment. The thing is that, technique has changed over the years as equipment has evolved.

1 week ago | golfmonthly.com | Fergus Bisset

I’ve been involved with The Rules pages at Golf Monthly for some 15 years now and earlier this year I finally passed The R&A’s Level 3 Rules exam. I can tell you – It was quite hard. I’ve been listening to and answering Rules queries and writing articles about the Rules for years but I still find certain scenarios confusing and difficult to get right. Here's a look at five Rules that I think can cause the most confusion.

1 week ago | golfmonthly.com | Fergus Bisset

Golf is a game of integrity, and the vast majority of players display an exemplary level of honesty, combined with a decent understanding of the Rules. But there are always going to be those who break the Rules, often unknowingly but, in rare cases, wilfully. Here we take a look at five Rules that are easily broken, and that are very difficult for players and committees to police. Without using a timing device, it’s very difficult to be sure on the three-minute search.

3 weeks ago | golfmonthly.com | Fergus Bisset

In match play, a player and opponent compete against one another based on holes won, lost or tied. There are some important Rules differences between match play and stroke play. The general penalty in match play is loss of hole rather than two strokes in stroke play. In match play, you can concede the next stroke, a hole or the entire match to your opponent. You can do that at any time. Normally it's when you concede a stroke on the green, a "gimme" putt.

4 weeks ago | msn.com | Fergus Bisset

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