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Thanks. We often use something similar, "she who must be obeyed", but don't have an acronym for it yet.

I often read on here a reference to "HID" and don't know what it means? Help!

I use a clothes steamer. There is enough heat to loosen the glue, but not too much it risks damaging ferules or the like.

No. "Horizontal" is not necessary, the ball just needs to stay on the mat.

I'm not sure who you are barking at wrt improving the lie and "horizontal" mats, that's not been part of my discourse. Of course the lie...

As a referee, I acknowledge that the position not 100% clear, however I am not sure how the authorities could make it so without severly...

Blimey. Lots of stress about nothing. Winter Golf: get round ASAP, keep the muscles loose, get some fresh air and exercise, see your...

Some comments for someone admittedly new to the Rules, recognizing that everyone's Rules journey starts somewhere: 14.3c(2) does talk...

Only to you and others not familiar with the Rules of golf. Take it up with your national authority.

No, take it up with the Committee that permitted use of mats in the first place, or your national authority.

Perhaps some posters should read Rule 14.2 and 14.3c(2), since those outline the procedure(s) that are contained in MLR E-12. Doing...

The Players is my favourite tournament of the year, bar none. It doesn't make it a major, it stands alone, imo, as the next most...

The comp Committee needs to make the ruling based on the Rules and the player's actions and intent. The referee is part of that Committee.

Ah, "asking for a friend"? Well, imo, he's wrong on all three counts. It's not his interpretation of MLR E-12 that matters, it's the...

A questioning technique that I was taught to help identify the root cause of an issue was to ask "Why?" five times. And further advice...