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Coach Education · The Rulebook

The house rules, one by one

The coaching staff edition of our house rules, current to house-rules-v17.2 (1 November 2026): in plain English. The five non-negotiables and how each one is graded, The Check, the approach ladder, and the house rules ranked: what wins rounds first, then what keeps a round calm. The 2026 tour reference sits beside the standards, and each rule shows an example from a real build.

The five non-negotiables

What is new in this edition · slide 2

The five, in order · slide 3

Lay back and you hit the fairway · slide 4

Wedges always find the green · slide 5

Never leave 40–74 yards · slide 6

Carry by 15, or lay back by 15 · slide 7

Choose to play stress free: the measures and the level · slides 8–9

The house rules

The Check · slide 10

The approach ladder · slide 11

The house rules, ranked · slide 12

Ranks 1–2: inside 6 feet, par 5s and the go line · slide 13

Ranks 3–5: approach inside 40 feet, long putts, the short game · slide 14

Ranks 6–8: bad lies, own one band, birdie conversion · slide 15

Ranks 9–11: the reset hole, the par-5 lay-up, the long side · slide 16

What the tour shots say · slide 17

Clutch metrics · slide 18

Clutch Factor Response, Damage Control and Closing · slide 19

The Coaching Blueprint, ranked · slide 20

What a grade says · slide 21