Blakey Rules
by David Blake
Golf Rules because GolfRulesHave you ever had a question about a golf rule? Been left confused about why a rule is what it is. Had to question a playing partner over a rules decision or just intrigued by the rules of this great game of golf.Well, then Blakey Rules is the place for you.Join resident Rules specialist Blakey and co-hosts Stuart & Rossco as they dive in behind the scenes to help bring you the latest information from the world of golf rules in a fun and entertaining way.
Episodes
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CLUBLAND STORIES October 26 - Blakey Rules Podcast Episode 142
ClubLand Stories October 26 - Blakey Rules Podcast Episode 142 In partnership with Fraser Nicol from The Golf Rules Samaritan - if you want to learn the rules, I mean really do a deep dive, then you have to sign up to The Golf Rules Samaritan. Fraser has over 29,000 Rules questions at your...
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Latest Rulings - Viktor Hovland, Shaun Norris, Moa Svedenskoild, Niall Shiels Donegan, the Question of the Week and the Question of the Episode -Blakey Rules Ep 1
Latest Rulings - Viktor Hovland, Shaun Norris, Moa Svedenskoild, Niall Shiels Donegan, the Question of the Week and the Question of the Episode -Blakey Rules Ep 1 Hello, Blakey is back for episode 141 of the previously known as GolfRules Questions (GRQ) Podcast, but now under a new name: Blakey...
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GUEST: Marcela Smith, shares her path to becoming a rules official, U.S. Open qualifier stories, and fun clinics via Girlfriends Guide to Golf and SCGA volunteering. - THE GRQ PODCAST EP140
GUEST: Marcela Smith shares her journey to becoming a golf rules official and stories from two U.S. Open Qualifiers. She teaches fun, experiential rules clinics through Girlfriends Guide to Golf and volunteer officiates with the Southern California Golf Association. Joining the SCGA to help…
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GUEST: Jason R. Smith, co-author of A Guide to Being a Rules Official, joins Blakey for his second guest appearance, and they go through some gnarly Rules of Golf situations - THE GRQ PODCAST EP139
GUEST: Jason R. Smith, co-author of A Guide to Being a Rules Official, joins Blakey for his second guest appearance, and they go through some gnarly Rules of Golf situations - THE GRQ PODCAST EP139 Jason brings his own ClubLand Stories to the podcast presented by GOLF.AI, and tries to catch…
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GUEST: Elisa Hermes, an update about recent US OPEN qualifying tournaments and Rules worshops that Elisa has been running, we also discuss golf as an outdoor spot - THE GRQ PODCAST EP138
GUEST: Elisa Hermes, an update about recent US OPEN qualifying tournaments and Rules worshops that Elisa has been running, we also discuss golf as an outdoor spot - THE GRQ PODCAST EP138 GRQ137 - David hits his tee shot to the right of the fairway and it comes to rest inside a wombat hole that is...
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CLUBLAND STORIES May: Wrong Balls, Intervening Event for a Deliberate Stop, Moving a Loose Impediment in a Bunker, Dropping a Ball with No Intention for it to be in Play - THE GRQ PODCAST EP137
CLUBLAND STORIES May: Wrong Balls, Intervening Event for a Deliberate Stop, Moving a Loose Impediment in a Bunker, Dropping a Ball with No Intention for it to be in Play - THE GRQ PODCAST EP137 Blakey is back, by himself this time, hopefully the audio is a lot better. There are some fun ClubLand...
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COMMUNITY QUESTIONS April: included searching for a ball in sand, order of play, changing the characteristics of the club, pitch mark off the green, and more - THE GRQ PODCAST EP136
Community Questions Stuart and Blakey did a catch up on the most recent Community Questions - these can be found on YouTube, where you can guestimate the answer, and see if you got it right. Some of the questions included searching for a ball in sand, order of play, changing the characteristics…
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CLUBLAND STORIES March: Mixed Gender Match Play, a gate on the course boundary, determining the reference point, accidentally substituting golf balls, and marking a ball - THE GRQ PODCAST EP135
CLUBLAND STORIES March: Mixed Gender Match Play, a gate on the course boundary, determining the reference point, accidentally substituting golf balls, and marking a ball - THE GRQ PODCAST EP135 We are back with Episode 135 of the GolfRules Questions Podcast, and this week it is our favourite...
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GUEST: Golf.Ai - Want to settle a rules debate? Ask Golf.ai! Choose a suggestion, or ask your own Rules question. This week we have Clive Mayhew from Golf.Ai on the podcast - THE GRQ PODCAST EP134
GUEST: Golf.Ai - Want to settle a rules debate? Ask Golf.ai! Choose a suggestion, or ask your own Rules question. This week we have Clive Mayhew from Golf.Ai on the podcast - THE GRQ PODCAST EP134 The special guest on this week’s episode of the GolfRules Questions podcast is Clive Mayhew from...
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CLUBLAND STORIES February: Ball deflected off a duck, ball deflected by artificial water, losing your ball marker, standing on a wrong green, and many more - THE GRQ PODCAST EP133
Episode 133 Clubland Stories Can a player go back and play a provisional ball, and how long does it take to jog back to the tee and then find the original ball? Ball in red penalty area, and feet standing on green. Ball at rest in bunker is moved by a ball in motion whilst player is in their...
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ON TOUR: Where in the world are Blakey and Stuart? We have stories from Cobram-Barooga, New Delhi, Barwon Heads, Riyadh, St Andrews, and Adelaide, with a few Rulings thrown in - THE GRQ PODCAST EP132
ON TOUR: Where in the world are Blakey and Stuart? We have stories from Cobram-Barooga, New Delhi, Barwon Heads, Riyadh, St Andrews, and Adelaide, with a few Rulings thrown in - THE GRQ PODCAST EP132 Welcome back to the GolfRules Questions podcast, this is Episode 132, where Stuart and Blakey...
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GUEST: Jason R. Smith - co-author of the extremely informative 'A Guide to Being a Golf Rules Official' joins us to provide info on how to become the best Golf Rules Official - THE GRQ PODCAST EP131
GUEST: Jason R. Smith - co-author of the extremely informative 'A Guide to Being a Golf Rules Official' joins us to provide info on how to become the best Golf Rules Official - THE GRQ PODCAST EP131 Welcome to Episode 131 of the GolfRules Questions Podcast. This week we have guest Jason R Smith…
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CLUBLAND STORIES December: Podcast and Blakey finally disagree on a Rules situation. We have nearly ten outstanding ClubLand stories, including two audio questions - THE GRQ PODCAST EP130
ClubLand Stories December, and what an absolute doozy to finish out the year 2024. Podcast and Blakey finally disagree on a Rules situation, so let us know who you think is right. We have nearly ten outstanding ClubLand stories/Rules questions, including two audio questions, one of which is the...
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GUEST: John Thorman - volunteer referee extraordinaire and author of 'Let's Get It Right' provides some curly scenarios from his book and talks about the referee craft - THE GRQ PODCAST EP129
In episode 129, Stuart chats with experienced Referee and rules expert John Thorman who is the author of the Rules Book, "Let's Get it Right". John talks about his start in the game, what sparked his interest in the Rules of Golf and his Rules journey. John mentions some of his tips about being a...
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ON TOUR - Blakey was in Qatar, and Stuart was in Melbourne. Sand aplenty in Doha, and plenty of rain in Melbourne, but just because it’s rough, doesn’t mean it’s abnormal - THE GRQ PODCAST EP128
Episode 128 of the GolfRules Questions Podcast was all about Podcast and Blakey being on tour. Podcast had some stories from the Australian Open, held at Kingston Heath, where there was a lot of talk about pace of play, and soft course conditions, whilst Blakey was over in Qatar with the Asian...
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2024 Ford NSW Open - Stuart's Impeccable Reverse Cart Driving Skills, When a Rut Becomes a Rabbit Hole, The Club Pro Handing Out More Than Just Lessons, and much more - THE GRQ PODCAST EP127
2024 Ford NSW Open - Stuart's Impeccable Reverse Cart Driving Skills, When a Rut Becomes a Rabbit Hole, The Club Pro Handing Out More Than Just Lessons, and much more - THE GRQ PODCAST EP127 GolfRules Questions Podcast Episode 127 was all about the 2024 Ford New South Wales Open. Podcast was…
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CLUBLAND STORIES November: Slope function on the range finder results, when the search time starts, when your own ball is a wrong a ball, and we double-down on what is a stroke- THE GRQ PODCAST EP126
CLUBLAND STORIES November: Slope function on the range finder results, when the search time starts, when your own ball is a wrong a ball, and we double-down on what is a stroke- THE GRQ PODCAST EP126 This is Episode 126 of the golfrules questions podcast. In this episode stuart and blakey are…
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GUEST: Elisa Hermes, Director of Rules and Competitions and the Maryland State Golf Association gives us insight into her role & why volunteers are crucial to golf tournaments - THE GRQ PODCAST EP125
The GolfRules Questions podcast, episode 125 had a special guest this week, with Elisa Hermes from the Maryland State Golf Association having a chat to Blakey about running tournaments, holding rules workshops, and the different mindset for Rules that you need for each. Elisa was also singing the...
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CLUBLAND STORIES October: We have a playing two-balls story, was this moved ball a penalty?, an unfortunate incident about a suspension of play, and MLR B-3 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP124
Clubland Stories is back with the October edition as Episode 124 of the GolfRules Questions podcast. DK has two questions, including assisting another player in his group with a two ball situation. David is wondering why his friend Tom was disqualified for continuing play after a normal…
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The first stage Asian Tour Q School held last week at Mt Derrimut Golf Club. From setting up the course, to rabbit holes, and stone walls deemed integral objects - THE GRQ PODCAST EP123
Episode 123 of the GolfRules Questions podcast is all about the first stage Asian Tour Q School held last week at Mt Derrimut Golf Club where Stuart and Blakey were both a part of the Rules Committee. From setting up the course, to rabbit holes, and stone walls deemed integral objects. It was an...
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CLUBLAND STORIES September: Matt Fitz damaged driver, Advice given in the Creator Classic playoff, Sahith's bunker issue, Call 'Fore' if a ball is hurtling towards someone - THE GRQ PODCAST EP122
CLUBLAND STORIES September: Matt Fitz damaged driver, Advice given in the Creator Classic playoff, Sahith's bunker issue, Call 'Fore' if a ball is hurtling towards someone - THE GRQ PODCAST EP122 GRQOTW121 Answer: Andy is lying five after hitting his ball that was Out Of Bounds. He has to go back...
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CLUBLAND STORIES August: using your partners club, are strokes are given in a playoff, the area underneath a bridge, handing a ball into the hole, & playing from an NPZ- THE GRQ PODCAST EP121
Episode 121 of the GolfRules Questions podcast is back to the OG of Rules Questions - ClubLand Stories Today’s episode features a greensomes question about using the partner’s club, whether strokes are given in a match play playoff, what is the area underneath a bridge, hitting a ball into the…
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GUEST: Graeme Scott, currently Senior Tournament Officer, including Tournament Director for many PGA Tour of Australia competitions, speaks about his time on Tour - THE GRQ PODCAST EP120
In episode 120, Stuart chats with Graeme Scott who has extensive experience in professional golf, including at the highest levels, refereeing at 15 majors and at tournaments all around the world. Scotty regales many of his experiences with players at various tournaments, and talks about what it...
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GUEST: Mark Allen, Australian media personality, and former touring professional speaks about his playing days, his infamous hole in one, and karma for those who try to cheat - THE GRQ PODCAST EP119
In episode 119, Stuart chats with former touring professional and now commentator and media personality, Mark Allen. Mark answers some rapid fire questions about his playing career. Mark has some funny and entertaining stories with the Rules, with Referees and provides his biggest tip to aspiring...
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GUEST: Karen Lunn, current CEO of the WPGA Tour of Australasia, and former touring professional, chats about her playing days, and her view of the Rules, and referees - THE GRQ PODCAST EP118
GUEST: Karen Lunn, current CEO of the WPGA Tour of Australasia, and former touring professional, chats about her playing days, and her view of the Rules, and referees - THE GRQ PODCAST EP118 In episode 118, Stuart chats with former touring professional, Karen Lunn, who is now the CEO of the WPGA...
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GUEST: Nick O'Hern, former touring pro with a career high ranking of 16, speaks with Stuart about his golfing career, and how best to approach players who ask for a ruling - THE GRQ PODCAST EP117
GUEST: Nick O'Hern, former touring pro with a career high ranking of 16, speaks with Stuart about his golfing career, and how best to approach players who ask for a ruling - THE GRQ PODCAST EP117 In episode 117, Stuart chats with former touring professional, Nick O'Hern, who reached a world golf...
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CLUBLAND STORIES June: a putter-sized relief area, raking footprints in a bunker, suspending a match, peeing on your ball, how strict are starting times in golf- THE GRQ PODCAST EP116
Welcome to the 4th best golf rules podcast in the world, this is episode 116 of the GolfRules Questions podcast. Blakey and Stuart have another iteration of clubland stories, including: - whether using your putter to mark out your relief area is allowed, - raking footprints in a bunker before...
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CLUBLAND STORIES May: legally hitting a wrong ball, messing with equipment, range cart drive-by, alignment aid headcover, different pars in a match, and much more - THE GRQ PODCAST EP115
CLUBLAND STORIES: May 2024, two balls colliding, provisional ball, someone else’s ball that’s not a wrong ball, changing balls when taking relief, messing with another player’s equipment, a ball picked by a range cart, using a headcover as an alignment tool, a folded over divot, taking shelter…
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GUEST: John Robinson, a board member of Golf Australia and referee of 25 Australian Opens. John chats about his late start in the game, what got him interested in the Rules - THE GRQ PODCAST EP114
GUEST: John Robinson, a board member of Golf Australia and referee of 25 Australian Opens. John chats about his late start in the game, what got him interested in the Rules - THE GRQ PODCAST EP114We also have merchandise that you can purchase so that you are representing the best Golf Rules…
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GUEST: Trevor Herden, TD of the Australian Open. From disqualifying the Shark and Nick Faldo, to running the Presidents Cup, refereeing at the majors and playing at Augusta - THE GRQ PODCAST EP113
GUEST: Trevor Herden, Tournament Director of the Australian Open. Is there anything in golf administration this man hasn't done?! From disqualifying the Shark and Nick Faldo, to running the Presidents Cup, refereeing at the majors and playing at Augusta - THE GRQ PODCAST EP113We also have...
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Putting Greens - how are they defined? Who Drops from Shoulder Height these days; Groups changing order; and what about order of play for someone who is behind the tee? - THE GRQ PODCAST EP112
Putting Greens - how are they defined? Who Drops from Shoulder Height these days; Groups changing order; and what about order of play for someone who is behind the tee? - THE GRQ PODCAST EP112We also have merchandise that you can purchase so that you are representing the best Golf Rules podcast…
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GUEST: Michael Thomas - Director of Instruction at Chartwell Golf and Country Club fills us in on his Rules of Golf journey, the junior league competition, and more - THE GRQ PODCAST EP111
GUEST: Michael Thomas - Director of Instruction at Chartwell Golf and Country Club fills us in on his Rules of Golf journey, an interesting junior match play scramble competition, and more - THE GRQ PODCAST EP111We also have merchandise that you can purchase so that you are representing the best...
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GUEST: Tim Murphy - Rules expert, and frequent TGRS contributor speaks with Stuart about his Rules journey. And make sure to listen to the end for Tim's GRQOTW - THE GRQ PODCAST EP110
GUEST: Tim Murphy - Rules expert, and frequent TGRS contributor speaks with Stuart about his Rules journey. And make sure to listen to the end for Tim's GRQOTW - THE GRQ PODCAST EP110 We also have merchandise that you can purchase so that you are representing the best Golf Rules podcast in the...
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VIC Open Rules Review, Rory McIlroy and Joaquin Niemann make Rules blunders on Tour, and we have a couple of ClubLand stories to delight - THE GRQ PODCAST EP109
VIC Open Rules Review, Rory McIlroy and Joaquin Niemann make Rules blunders on Tour, and we have a couple of ClubLand stories to delight - THE GRQ PODCAST EP109GolfRules Questions Podcast Episode 109 is all about the Vic Open, with stories from the Tour by Podcast Man of the People Funny Man...
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Stories From the Tour, including rabbit holes, medical timeouts for wasp stings, sprinker boxes, and mounds of dirt. As well as a couple of ClubLand Stories and the GRQOTW - THE GRQ PODCAST EP108
Stories From the Tour, including rabbit holes, sprinker boxes, the three minute search time, and mounds of dirt. As well as a couple of ClubLand Stories and the GRQOTW - THE GRQ PODCAST EP108 You are listening to Ep 108 of the GolfRules Questions Podcast, and in this episode Podcast Man of the...
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ClubLand Stories January: Animal Footprints, Airswings at a Wrong Ball TWICE, Moving another player's ball, Moving their ball with a practice swing, and The Heritage Classic - THE GRQ PODCAST EP107
We are back in 2024 and bringing you Episode 107, and with it are five clubland stories, a massive thank you to our contributors and those following along.We also have Podcast McPhee and Blakey go into their time at the recently played heritage classic, which is a tournament on the PGA Tour of...
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Podcast McPhee is back from his refereeing journey, and he fills us in on his Australian Open experience. We also delve into four Clubland Stories - THE GRQ PODCAST EP106
Podcast McPhee is back from his refereeing journey, and he fills us in on his Australian Open experience. We also delve into four Clubland Stories, including two from a now regular question-asker Mr Roberts as well as his close second, Colin - THE GRQ PODCAST EP105Join this channel to get access…
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Guest Star: Fraser Nicol fills us in on his refereeing journey. How he has gone from Level 1 to Level 4, and continued to build his facebook community along the way - THE GRQ PODCAST EP105
Guest Star: Fraser Nicol fills us in on his refereeing journey. How he has gone from Level 1 to Level 4, and continued to build his facebook community along the way - THE GRQ PODCAST EP105Join this channel to get access to…
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Stories From The Tour - THE GRQ PODCAST EP104
Stories From The Tour - THE GRQ PODCAST EP104Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/joinSUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rulesGRQOTW103 - Big P incurs a one stroke penalty and must play the ball as...
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Clubland Stories October - THE GRQ PODCAST EP103
Clubland Stories October - THE GRQ PODCAST EP103Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/joinSUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rulesGRQOTW102 - There are no penalty strokes, as any player is allowed…
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Clubland Stories September - THE GRQ PODCAST EP102
Clubland Stories September - THE GRQ PODCAST EP102Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/joinSUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rulesGRQOTW101 - Although Andy has done the wrong thing, by dropping...
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Qualifying School - THE GRQ PODCAST EP101
Qualifying School - THE GRQ PODCAST EP101Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/joinSUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rulesGRQOTW100 - Ross has hit two wrong balls, but was unaware of the second…
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Cracked a Century - THE GRQ PODCAST EP100
Cracked a Century - THE GRQ PODCAST EP100Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/joinSUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rulesGRQOTW99 Answer:Blakey definitely incurs a general penalty for his advice…
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YouTube Community Question Run-Down - THE GRQ PODCAST EP99
YouTube Community Question Run-Down - THE GRQ PODCAST EP99 GRQOTW98 Answer: Sharon played from a wrong place that was also a serious breach, as they should have taken stroke-and-distance for their ball out of bounds. They failed to fix their mistake in time and therefore the only penalty for them...
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Guest Star: Marcela Smith - THE GRQ PODCAST EP98
Guest Star - Marcela Smith - THE GRQ PODCAST EP98Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules . GOT A CLUBLAND STORY - Submit it here...
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Clubland Stories August 23 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP97
Clubland Stories August 23 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP97Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules . GOT A CLUBLAND STORY - Submit it here...
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Character Assassination Drive-Bys - THE GRQ PODCAST EP96
Character Assassination Drive-Bys - THE GRQ PODCAST EP96Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules . GOT A CLUBLAND STORY - Submit it here...
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Clubland Stories July23 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP95
Clubland Stories July23 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP95Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules . GOT A CLUBLAND STORY - Submit it here...
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TOUR TIME July - THE GRQ PODCAST EP94
TOUR TIME July - THE GRQ PODCAST EP94Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_GzvxPbX1UQBeFluD3OLQg/join SUBSCRIBE to GOLFRULES QUESTIONS https://bit.ly/2I8KrVH for all your golf rules . GOT A CLUBLAND STORY - Submit it here https://forms.gle/Jga9wNrnwUVFUQD98...
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Referee Report LIV GOLF June/July 2023 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP93
Referee Report LIV GOLF June/July 2023 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP93 GRQOTW 92 Answer: Marcela incurs a general penalty (two stroke penalty in stroke play) for playing from the wrong place. There is no further stroke or penalty for playing again from the original place, as the hole was over. LIV GOLF...
About this show
Golf Rules because GolfRulesHave you ever had a question about a golf rule? Been left confused about why a rule is what it is. Had to question a playing partner over a rules decision or just intrigued by the rules of this great game of golf.Well, then Blakey Rules is the place for you.Join resident Rules specialist Blakey and co-hosts Stuart & Rossco as they dive in behind the scenes to help bring you the latest information from the world of golf rules in a fun and entertaining way.
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