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In the Rules of Golf, a club-length is measured with which club?

Your longest club other than a putter, usually the driver.

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  1. Your longest club other than a putter ✔
  2. Your putter
  3. Any club you choose

Why: The Rules define a club-length as the length of the longest of your clubs, other than a putter. For most players that is the driver.

Huh, didn't know that: A teeing area is a rectangle two club-lengths deep, measured the same way.

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Why do golfers measure with the driver? Because it always goes the extra length.
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Answer: Your longest club other than a putter. The Rules define a club-length as the length of the longest of your clubs, other than a putter. For most players that is the driver.

  1. The R&A, Rules of Golf, Definitions www.randa.org/en/rog/definitions
    The length of the longest club of the 14 (or fewer) clubs the player has during the round
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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