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Fast Guide to the RULES OF GOLF: A Handy Fast Guide to Golf Rules (Pocket Sized Edition)

by Team Golfwell

A pocket reference organized around the course

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A pocket reference organized around the course

This compact guide arranges golf rules by the situations and areas players encounter: preparing to play, the tee area, general play, relief, penalty areas, bunkers and greens. It covers both stroke play and match play, with some rules repeated across sections to make them easier to find in context. A quick-rules summary provides a short route to common answers, while page references point to further detail. The supplied description identifies this edition as current for 2026–2027 and notes that it covers changes introduced in 2019; for a practical reference, check that the edition matches the period you need.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Golfers who want a compact rules reference to keep in a bag or on a phone.
  • Players seeking answers organized by course area and situation.
  • Golfers who play stroke play or match play.

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Golf rulesStroke and match playOn-course referenceRule changes

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Book overview

The most major changes in 30 years to the Rules of Golf went into effect in 2019. This Guide is 4" x 6" edition to the Rules of Golf gives you a clear and quick overview of the Rules of Golf and the recent changes which most commonly come into play when you need a fast answer. This pocket-sized edition fits easily into your bag. There is a newer 4" x 6" edition (Current for 2021-2022) of this book at ISBN 9781991153609. Also available in 6" x 9" edition - ISBN 9780473478735.

This book covers stroke and match play and is divided into 7 sections: Before Starting Play, Tee Area, General Area (Fairway & Rough, etc.), Relief in the General Area, Penalty Areas, Bunkers, and Greens. Some rules are repeated in several of the 7 sections for easy reference.

It begins with a "QUICK RULES SUMMARY" which will answer most rule questions in seconds with more information shown in the page reference.

You don't have to remember all the rules if you keep this guide handy or on your phone for fast answers to rule questions. Happy golfing!

Current for 2026-2027.

Available in 4" x 6" Spanish edition ISBN 9780473494919 paperback

Available in 4" x 6" German edition ISBN 9780473501877 paperback and ISBN 9780473501884 eBook

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