Learn more about the 2023 updates to the Rules of Golf below. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out to the Rules Department any time at rules@usga.org or 908-326-1850.
All-Time USGA Champions, Records and Notes (2026 Media Guide) ...
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The USGA today unveiled the 2025 Golf Scorecard, an annual data report that uses information from scores posted under the World Handicap System™ (WHS™) to highlight golf participation trends. More ...
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There is little argument that the slate of venues hosting USGA championships in 2025 are among some of the finest in the country, if not the world. Cypress Point Club, Oakmont Country Club, The ...
The USGA has released its 2024 Golf Scorecard, the organization’s first data report that highlights domestic golfer participation trends using information from scores posted under the World Handicap ...
The United States Golf Association (USGA) has introduced a new Competitive Fairness Gender Policy, set to take effect for the 2025 championship season. The policy, which ensures the USGA's ...
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Among the benefits of the USGA establishing a second home in Pinehurst, N.C., is the founding of the Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Program (GAP)– an innovative effort to address the maintenance ...
Four-Ball, commonly referred to as “better ball,” is a format in which two golfers compete together as a side, with each player playing their own ball. A side’s score for a hole is the lower score of ...
In a groundbreaking move that unites the two leading institutions in the collection and preservation of golf history, the USGA and the World Golf Hall of Fame will open a new state-of-the-art museum ...