Golf prides itself on tradition. This game has been played for centuries with rituals, etiquette, and rulebooks that might run thousands of pages. But inside those rules, there are sometimes regulations that are real head-scratchers, so oddly specific you can’t help but wonder what might have caused them to come about. But in actuality, most of them are not relics of the past. They are still alive and well, and they keep quietly shaping how professionals navigate the courses. Here’s a look at some of the most bizarre golf rules that still exist today.

1. The cactus rule

If you have ever watched golf in the Arizona desert, you might have probably wondered: what happens if a ball ends up near a cactus? Well, there is, of course, a rule for that. Under Clarification 10.2(5)/2, you can wrap

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