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CLUBLAND STORIES October 26 - Blakey Rules Podcast Episode 142

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

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: 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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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: 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

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

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

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: 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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

Stories From The Tour - THE GRQ PODCAST EP104

Clubland Stories October - THE GRQ PODCAST EP103

Clubland Stories September - THE GRQ PODCAST EP102

Qualifying School - THE GRQ PODCAST EP101

Cracked a Century - THE GRQ PODCAST EP100

YouTube Community Question Run-Down - THE GRQ PODCAST EP99

Guest Star: Marcela Smith - THE GRQ PODCAST EP98

Clubland Stories August 23 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP97

Character Assassination Drive-Bys - THE GRQ PODCAST EP96

Clubland Stories July23 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP95

TOUR TIME July - THE GRQ PODCAST EP94

Referee Report LIV GOLF June/July 2023 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP93

Clubland Stories Part II June23 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP92

Clubland Stories June23 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP91

Definitions Part II - THE GRQ PODCAST EP90

Definitions PART I - THE GRQ PODCAST EP89

Stuck Range Ball, Incorrect Scorecard, and a GUR that borders a Penalty Area - THE GRQ PODCAST EP88

Singapore Sling - THE GRQ PODCAST EP87

CLUBLAND STORIES - THE GRQ PODCAST EP86

Good Morning Vietnam - THE GRQ PODCAST EP85

Here's my TWOBOB - THE GRQ PODCAST EP84

RULES MYTHS - THE GRQ PODCAST EP83

95% Known or Virtual Certainty for a Ball That Wasn't Seen to Enter a Penalty Area - THE GRQ PODCAST EP82

CLUBLAND STORIES For The Ages - THE GRQ PODCAST EP81

Between the Tee or Not the Tee, That is the Question - THE GRQ PODCAST EP80

OMAN That Was Good - THE GRQ PODCAST EP79

Spotters That Can't Spot - THE GRQ PODCAST EP78

Well Did It Move or Not? - THE GRQ PODCAST EP77

Welcome to 2023 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP76

R&A & USGA Rules Change Outcome from 2019 to 2023 - THE GRQ PODCAST EP75

Cathedral and Super 6s Report - THE GRQ PODCAST EP74

Walking and Scoring - THE GRQ PODCAST EP73

Conditions Affecting the Stroke and Dealing With Annoyed Players - THE GRQ PODCAST EP72

Down a RABAT Hole | THE GRQ PODCAST EP71

LIV Golf Update | THE GRQ PODCAST EP70

Rule 3 Part II | THE GRQ PODCAST EP69

Rule 3 Part I | THE GRQ PODCAST EP68

CLUBLAND STORIES | THE GRQ PODCAST EP67

Rule 2 | THE GRQ PODCAST EP66

International Series Rules UPDATE | THE GRQ PODCAST EP65

Rule 1 | THE GRQ PODCAST EP64

Club Land, Community Questions, and Fans Picking up Golf Balls | THE GRQ PODCAST EP63

Viktor's Unplayable, Rory Bullies JT's Ball, and more... | THE GRQ PODCAST EP62

The Old Course at St Andrews, Immovable Obstructions Out of Bounds, and more... | THE GRQ PODCAST EP61

COMMUNITY QUESTION | THE GRQ PODCAST EP60

TIME IS UP | THE GRQ PODCAST EP59

KO'd | THE GRQ PODCAST EP58

Stumped | THE GRQ PODCAST EP57

Going Out of Bounds | THE GRQ PODCAST EP56

PLAYERS BLUNDERS | THE GRQ PODCAST EP55

The Referee Development Pathway | THE GRQ PODCAST EP54

Your Questions Answered #2 | THE GRQ PODCAST LIVESTREAM #2

Your Questions Answered #1 | THE GRQ PODCAST LIVESTREAM #1

Perspective of Professional vs Amateur Tournaments | THE GRQ PODCAST EP53

Some Rules Stories to Stu Over | THE GRQ PODCAST EP52

Rules Stories with Mr Duffy | THE GRQ PODCAST EP51

Girlfriends Guide to Golf | THE GRQ PODCAST EP50

Take the Bower Back | THE GRQ PODCAST EP49

If I had a Nicol... | THE GRQ PODCAST EP48

Samuel Ryder Cup | THE GRQ PODCAST EP47

Separate or Related Acts | THE GRQ PODCAST EP46

It Was a Matter of Time | THE GRQ PODCAST EP45