Riviera Country Club to host of U.S. amateur play

The Pacific Palisades course is selected as the site of the 2017 U.S. Amateur Championship. Riviera Country Club, which has been the course for the regular Los Angeles stop on the PGA Tour 37 of the last 39 years, has been selected by the United States Golf Assn. as the host course for the 2017 U.S. Amateur championship.

Pressel slow play helps Munoz in Sybase semi

Azahara Munoz of Spain defeated Morgan Pressel 2 and 1 in the semifinals of the Sybase Match Play Championship Sunday after a slow-play penalty against the American on the 12th hole turned the match, casting a shadow on the $1.5 million event.

Munoz into women's match play final after Pressel slow play penalty

Azahara Munoz of Spain and veteran Candie Kung have advanced to the title match in the Sybase Match Play Championship Sunday.

A lost ball, no penalty, a US Women's Open title

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Tiger Woods never found his golf ball and received a free drop when it was pointed out a fan picked up the ball. He went on to miss the cut at Quail Hollow by one shot. The rules official decided the evidence did not merit a penalty.

On Par: Approaching a Ball That Bends the Rules

Golfers police themselves and play by the rules, but some also use illegal equipment, and that sector of the game is growing.