Press Releases

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...

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...

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...

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...

The USGA Amateur Status Committee has ruled that amateur golfer Lucy Li breached Rule 6-2 of the Rules of Amateur Status by participating in an Apple Watch “Close Your Rings” advertisement...

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Feb. 6, 2019) –The USGA and The R&A have provided two clarifications to Rule 10.2b(4) regarding restrictions on caddies standing behind players,...

The United States Golf Association (USGA) and Cisco announced a new multiyear global partnership focused on using technology to enhance the fan experience at USGA championships, create new...

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. AND ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (Sept. 18, 2018) – A global online questionnaire and data-gathering exercise on distance in golf has been launched by the USGA and The R&A today as...

Golf’s new Rules have been published by the USGA and The R&A ahead of their effective date on Jan. 1, 2019. For the first time, a new Player’s Edition of the Rules of Golf is being introduced...

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. AND ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (Aug. 14, 2018) – In an effort to thoroughly inform the Distance Insights project through the lens of the global golf community, the USGA and The...

Sarah Hirshland informed me this week of her plans to take the helm of the U.S. Olympic Committee, a position for which she is both well-equipped and strategically positioned to undertake. To have...

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (July 3, 2018) – The USGA announced today a series of revisions to the association’s selection process for international teams that will now provide for some automatic...

“Hubert Green was an incredible competitor whose tenacity on the course defined his playing career. His 1977 U.S. Open win under extreme circumstances was the definition of grit and perseverance –

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (May 23, 2018) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) and Deloitte announced the renewal of a multiyear professional-services partnership that extends their...

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. AND ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (May 14, 2018) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) and The R&A have launched a comprehensive project to analyze distance in golf and gather...

The USGA and The R&A have unveiled the new Rules of Golf, to be implemented January 1, 2019. The USGA and The R&A finalized golf's new Rules this month after an extensive review that included a...