Golfers who have been playing for long enough develop a good grasp of the basic Rules, such as playing a provisional ball when wise to do so, or how to proceed if they deem their ball unplayable.
But some Rules can pass even the seasoned golfer by, so we’ve picked out five you may not know.
We start with match play and the provision under Rule 3.2d that you may choose to ignore an opponent’s Rules breach. Perhaps you see them accidentally move their ball