After a few minutes, the expert called back to say he didn't have an answer yet. So you can see there's a rule for everything in golf. The rules of golf, in other words, have more legal jargon than a Supreme Court decision. Your old calculus textbooks can be stimulating reading by comparison. So it's safe to say that most weekend golfers, even passionate ones, don't keep their heads buried in the golf rule book.
Golf is fun.
The rules aren't. But they help to make golf the great game it is. On a more basic level, the rules are there to make sure that everyone in your group is playing the same game, especially important when you have bets against them. John Petronis, an assistant pro at the Sand Barrens Golf Club in Swainton, says the rules are so misunderstood that some players start breaking them before they step onto the course. He doesn't know if golfers even understand that's against the rules.