The Rules Official
Golf Rules & Rulings Guide
$19.99 · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Get instant, tour-level rulings right on the course.
Tour players don't guess at rulings. They call an official. Now you have one in your pocket.
The Rules Official gives you instant, accurate golf rulings on the course, no signal required. Guided decision trees walk you through the exact ruling step by step, the same way a trained rules official would diagnose the situation in person.
Privacy Policy: https://therulesofficial.com/privacy
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdendeula/
TAP. ANSWER. PLAY.
Select your situation. Answer a few targeted questions. Get the correct ruling with the official rule citation. Share it with your group in one tap.
BUILT LIKE A REAL RULES OFFICIAL.
The Rules of Golf are complex because they have to be. Real rules officials simplify that complexity by asking the right questions in the right order. The Rules Official works exactly the same way, covering the scenarios golfers actually face on the course.
ON-DEVICE AI.
On supported devices, describe your situation in plain language and get an instant ruling powered by Apple Intelligence. All AI processing runs on your phone, nothing is sent to a server.
WORKS ANYWHERE. EVEN OFFLINE.
Golf courses don't always have signal. Every feature runs entirely on your device, so rulings are always available, in the rough, on a cart path, or deep in
the trees.
EVERY TOOL YOU NEED.
• Guided decision trees for the situations you actually face
• Official rule citations with every ruling
• Step-by-step relief procedures with penalties explained
• Stroke Play and Match Play modes, rulings adapt to your format
• Share any ruling with your group in one tap
• High-contrast design built for sunlight, gloves, and one-handed use
YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS.
No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No data collection of any kind. Everything runs on your device and stays on your device.
$19.99 per year, less than a sleeve of premium balls, and worth it the first time a ruling goes your way. Start with a 7-day free trial.
Know the rule. Play the shot.
The Rules Official is not affiliated with the USGA or R&A. All content is original plain-language interpretation of the Rules of Golf.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
- Improved Ask Intelligence search accuracy — typing specific terms like "obstruction" now correctly navigates to the matching ruling
- Optimized iPad layout with adaptive grid columns, properly scaled text, and constrained content widths for a native iPad experience
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
The developer, Joseph Layton, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Joseph Layton
- Size
- 1.8 MB
- Category
- Sports
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 4 more
- English, French, German, Spanish, Swedish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Annual $19.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Centrifical, Inc.