In November 2009, the USGA and The R&A issued a ‘Joint Statement’ on electronic devices, including distance-measuring devices, to clarify how the Rules are applied in relation to these devices. This ...
As the governing authorities for the Rules of Golf, the United States Golf Association (“USGA”) and R&A Rules Limited (“The R&A”) issued a ‘Joint Statement of Principles’ on the rules concerning golf ...
Distance-measuring devices – also known as rangefinders – weren’t invented specifically for golf, but they might as well have been. “Our primary intention was for hunting,” said Jason Seeman, director ...