1.   Amateur Gary Birch Jr. found his ball under the cash register Friday and needed relief from a rules official to salvage a bogey.

2.   An innocent mistake by the rules official, Trey Holland, who was in the news again last week, only this time as president of the USGA.

3.   A rules official arrived, and Woods explained what had happened.

4.   After a new ball was placed on the green by a rules official, Fabel proceeded to three-putt for bogey.

5.   But after apparently securing exempt status for the tour, Lee was called aside by a rules official at the tournament.

6.   Charlie Lanzetta is the head professional at Rockland Golf Course and a senior rules official with the PGA of America.

7.   Despite what some players may think, rules officials do not enjoy this part of the job.

8.   Dillard Pruitt, a PGA Tour rules official, affixed a black ribbon to the flagstick at the third hole in memory of Earnhardt.

9.   For the first time in its history, the Open will have female rules officials working the championship.

10.   Golf carts are for rules officials and beer tournaments.