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  • Oct 12, 2021
    USGA and R&A Announce Model Local Rule for Club Length

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Oct. 12, 2021) – The USGA and The R&A have announced that a new Model Local Rule (MLR G-10) will be available beginning on January 1, 2022 to...

  • Feb 22, 2021
    USGA and R&A Modernize Rules of Amateur Status

    Liberty Corner, N.J., USA and St. Andrews, Scotland (Feb. 22, 2021) – The USGA and The R&A have announced proposals for significant changes to the Rules of Amateur Status that govern the game...

  • USGA launces World Handicap System for golf
    Nov 4, 2019
    World Handicap System Set to Roll Out in 2020

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J., and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Nov. 4, 2019) – The World Handicap System (WHS) is ready to be launched in January 2020 and will provide golfers with a unified and more...

  • Apr 29, 2019
    New World Handicap System Prepares For Implementation Beginning in 2020

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (April 30, 2019) – Golf’s new World Handicap System, which is designed to bring the game of golf under a single set of Rules for handicapping and...

  • Apr 9, 2019
    The USGA And The R&A Release Clarification To Rule 4.1b
    New Local Rule Allowing Replacement of Broken Club

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (April 9, 2019) –The USGA and The R&A have provided a clarification that introduces a Local Rule, allowing players to replace a broken or...

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