Press Releases

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST ANDREWS, Scotland (November 20, 2019) – The USGA and The R&A today announced the World Amateur Golf Ranking ® (WAGR ®) will be determined by a new system called the...

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Nov. 19, 2019) – The USGA’s International Team Selection Committee has invited 12 players to participate in a practice session in advance of the 2020 Curtis Cup Match....

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 (October 29, 2019) – The USGA and The R&A are finalizing the Distance Insights Project Report, which has been informed by data from across the...

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Sept. 23, 2019) – The USGA is seeking nominations from the global golf community for the 2020 Bob Jones Award, the highest honor annually bestowed by the organization....

Cole Hammer, World’s Top Male Amateur, Earns McCormack Medal LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (Aug. 21, 2019) – Cole Hammer, 19, of Houston, Texas, has won the Mark H. McCormack...

USGA Announces Final Selections for 2019 USA Walker Cup Team LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (Aug. 18, 2019) - The USGA today finalized the 10-player roster for the USA Team for the...

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (Aug. 14, 2019) – Andrea Lee, 20, of Hermosa Beach, Calif., has won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the leading women’s player in the 2019 World...

PINEHURST, N.C. (Aug. 12, 2019) – Thanks to a $100,000 donation from the United States Golf Association (USGA), First Tee chapters across the nation are receiving grants to further their efforts...

USGA Changes Exemption Category for Reigning U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur Champions Exemptions into U.S. Opens will no longer be contingent on retaining amateur status Liberty Corner,...