Press Releases

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Oct 31, 2018

USGA Names Tom Dudley as 2019 Joe Dey Award Recipient

Former Florida State Golf Association President and Longtime USGA Volunteer Honored

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Nov. 1, 2018) – The United States Golf Association has named Tom Dudley, of Jacksonville, Fla., as the recipient of its 2019 Joe Dey Award. The USGA has presented the Joe...
Oct 14, 2018

The USGA And The R&A Finalize Limits On Use Of Green-Reading Materials

Limits on size and scale of putting-green maps introduced but handwritten player and caddie notes still permitted

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (October 15, 2018) – The USGA and the R&A have published the finalized interpretation on the use of green-reading materials in golf, which takes...
Oct 3, 2018

USGA Announces U.S. Junior Amateur Field Increase in 2020 to Provide More Player Opportunities

264 Juniors Will Compete for 2020 Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Oct. 3, 2018) – Aligning with ongoing initiatives to expand its support of junior golf, the United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that the field size for...
Oct 2, 2018

Quail Creek To Host 6th U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship

The Naples, Fla. club will host its first USGA championship April 25-29, 2020

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Oct. 2, 2018) - Quail Creek Country Club, in Naples, Fla., has been selected by the United States Golf Association as the host site for the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur...
Oct 2, 2018

Drive, Chip And Putt Regional Champions Earn Invitations To National Finals At Augusta National Golf Club

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Eighty junior golfers representing 27 U.S. states and four Canadian provinces have earned an invitation to Augusta National Golf Club to compete in the sixth annual Drive, Chip...
Oct 1, 2018

USGA and Cisco Announce Partnership to Deliver A More Connected Championship Experience and Drive Innovation in Golf

Cisco Named Official Technology Partner of the USGA in Multiyear Agreement

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...
Sep 17, 2018

The USGA and The R&A Invite Global Golf Community to Share Perspectives and Relevant Data on Distance in Golf

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...
Sep 12, 2018

The Country Club of North Carolina Awarded 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship

Tar Heel State Will Host U.S. Junior Amateur Championship for First Time

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Sept. 10, 2018) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced The Country Club of North Carolina, in the Village of Pinehurst, N.C., as the host site for the...
Sep 11, 2018

Golf's Modernized Rules and New Player's Edition Published

Publications Feature Most Significant Changes to Rules of Golf in More Than 60 Years

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...
Aug 27, 2018

Braden Thornberry Earns Mark H. McCormack Medal as World’s Top Male Amateur Player

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (Aug. 27, 2018) – Braden Thornberry, 21, of Olive Branch, Miss., has won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the leading men’s player in the 2018...