The Official Rules of Golf
November 15, 2025
More About The Official Rules of Golf
• The Official Guide to the Rules of Golf (includes Clarifications, Committee Procedures, and Model Local Rules)
• Note – The Official Guide is designed for referees and tournament administrators, and is available after enabling Experienced/Administrator Mode within the app’s Settings.
App features include:
• Every Rule, Definition and Clarification available instantly
• Rules videos, FAQs, topic overviews, and quizzes
• A powerful search tool to quickly locate information on any Rules topic
• Simple, fast, and intuitive navigation
• Quick hyperlinking to all definitions, Rule number references, and related Rules documents
Additional resources on the Rules of Golf are available at www.usga.org/Rules.
Have a question? Feel free to reach out to us anytime at rules@usga.org or 908-326-1850!
Latest Version
8.1.0
November 15, 2025
United States Golf Association, USGA
Entertainment
Android
241,206
Free
com.usga.rulesofgolf
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User Reviews
Morse Brown
4 years ago
Helped resolve some local arguments that had been going for years.
Morgan Munoz
3 years ago
Data privacy and app permissions info not available for this app
Tom Lucas
5 years ago
Has everything you expect it to have Easy to find particular rules on the question at hand.
Phil Lewis
4 years ago
Search engine hard to use. Can't find specific rules
John Price
5 years ago
Very handy on the phone.
Linda Russell
3 years ago
Rules on a video! Can't locate specific rules!
A Google user
2 years ago
Search option is very useful.
Thomas Brooks
4 years ago
Can't get it to download. Even tried Wi-Fi but still nothing. Not sure what's going on?
A Google user
7 years ago
Never mind. Delete and reinstall corrected the crashing.
A Google user
5 years ago
Not much of an app if it takes you out of the app and to the website, for pretty much any click.
Skuffel
3 years ago
For those of us that need "visual" aids or if reading the narrative seems confusing the videos really help.
A Google user
6 years ago
A lot of nice extras. Video demonstrations, rules quizzes etc.
Mark Winters
5 years ago
This app and its support system is great. If you can't find the answer to that question, just ask in an email or phone call and they get right back with you.
Phil T
3 years ago
Search function is useless, try searching for the cart path rule, zero chance you find anything useful One star, just completely unusable
A Google user
7 years ago
Way too many unnecessary permissions! Just like the USGA to screw up a simple app by trying to make it into some kind of spyware. So sad...
BK Lee
3 years ago
Difficult to find the correct rule and procedure for taking relief. I'd rather just have a pdf file of the real rule book or a shorter version with most common rulings.
A Google user
6 years ago
The latest update to this app (version .3) has resolved the issue I was having with offline access to the Rules of Golf. I am now rating this app as 5 stars. It is an indispensable reference for anyone who needs on course access to the Rules. It provides complete, well organized and searchable access to the Rules.
Dan Sweet
1 year ago
Searches produce unrelated nonsense. Impossible to use in real time. Little if any help in finding a rule. I'm pretty sure no one involved in thus app have ever held a golf club. They certainly have never debated a free drop.
A Google user
6 years ago
Not really designed for course use where most if not all rule disputes take place. Good for indoor use. I challenge the developer to field test this app under real time course conditions. Test both novice and seasoned players to resolve a dispute in under a minute. When they can not you may understand the app is useless. In addition, the developer email contact in the app and below redirects me to AT&T support to force me to sign in to browser I don't use. Does not allow zoom function.
Ralph Currier
4 years ago
The biggest drawback to the app is the inability to move the app to the SD card. Many Androids, like mine, have precious little hard drive space available. Useful apps, like the USGA rules, are, unfortunately, the first to be deleted when space is at a premium. A problem that could simply be solved by allowing the app to be moved to the SD card...
