Being hit by a fast moving golf ball is not a pleasant experience! How common are such incidents and what factors influence risk? The cone of risk seems to be expanding and traditional compact golf courses are a particular problem. Continue reading The Geometry of Fore: Flying Golf Balls and the Expanding Cone of Risk
A golfer hits a shot to the green. It lands, bounces forward but then spins and stops. Just how does that happen? What’s the physics involved? And the maths? Continue reading The Secret Life of a Spinning Golf Ball: One Hop and Stop
The World Handicap System was introduced in 2020 to rationalize 6 disparate golf handicap systems. Used by 131 countries it’s been successful but has many critics. What are the problems and how can it be improved? Continue reading Things the R&A and the USGA get wrong: Part 1. The World Handicap System
Don’t forget to look at my recent piece on the failings of the World Handicap System Golf is hard. Very … Continue reading My Major!
You hold a golf competition. Two or more players have exactly the same winning score. What’s the best way to resolve the tie and determine the winner? Continue reading Ties in golf. Handicap, count back and consequences
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