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  • May 2, 2024
    USGA accepts 3,019 entries, the championship’s third-highest total

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (May 2, 2024) – Eleven champions, including two-time winner and defending champion Bernhard Langer, are among the 3,019 entries accepted by the United States Golf...

  • Apr 26, 2024
    Nashville club set to host second USGA championship nearly 70 years since first

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 26, 2024) – The USGA announced today that Belle Meade Country Club, in Nashville, Tenn., will host the 2028 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur and 2036 U.S. Senior...

  • Apr 18, 2024

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 18, 2024) – Defending champion Wyndham Clark, and all the Official World Golf Ranking® top 50, are among the 10,052 entries that have been accepted by the United...

  • Apr 4, 2024
    No. 1 Nelly Korda and all top 25 players in the world will compete in 79th edition of the championship at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 4, 2024) – Eight champions and all top 25 players in the world are among the 1,897 entries accepted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) for the 79th U.S....

  • Apr 2, 2024
    World’s best amateurs compete in Twin Cities for first time since 2006; Single-day tickets and five-packs now on sale

    CHASKA, Minn. (Apr. 2, 2024) – Fans have the chance to walk the fairways with the world’s best amateur golfers and future stars of the game as tickets for the 124th U.S. Amateur Championship,...

  • Mar 27, 2024

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (March 26, 2024) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the establishment of the inaugural U.S. National Junior Team, the newest milestone for the U.S....

  • Mar 27, 2024
    Modifications to qualifying; changes to exemptions designed to enhance strength of field now in effect

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Mar. 27, 2024) – The USGA today announced qualifying sites for the 124th U.S. Women’s Amateur and U.S. Amateur Championships, to be held at Southern Hills Country Club,...

  • Mar 3, 2024
    Respected leaders in business and golf join the all-volunteer policymaking board; Engelbert elected to second three-year term

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 3, 2024) – Andrew Biggadike of Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.; David Dorton of Atlanta, Ga.; Virginia C. Drosos of Dallas, Texas; David Leitch of Earlysville, Va.; and Andy North of...

  • Mar 2, 2024
    Organization’s highest accolade recognizes sportsmanship, respect for the game

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (March 2, 2024) – The United States Golf Association has selected Tiger Woods as the recipient of this year’s Bob Jones Award, the USGA’s highest honor, in recognition...

  • Mar 2, 2024
    Club will become second venue in history to host both championships in consecutive weeks 

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (March 2, 2024) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that in 2036, Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, in Southampton, N.Y., will play host to both the 136th...

  • Feb 29, 2024
    America’s preeminent golf museum continues its mission to preserve and celebrate the history of golf through latest acquisition of historical collection

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 29, 2024) – The USGA announced today that it has received a donation of memorabilia related to Dr. Charlie Sifford, a pioneer of the game who was the first Black...

  • Feb 22, 2024
    Championship entries open today; qualifying method announced

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 22, 2024) -- The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the six qualifying sites and the qualifying method for the 3rd U.S. Adaptive Open Championship,...

  • Feb 21, 2024
    Entry applications are available for 124th U.S. Open Championship from Feb. 21 to April 10

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 21, 2024) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that online entry applications will be available beginning on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 9 a.m. EST,...

  • Feb 13, 2024
    Path to Lancaster features 23 U.S. and three international qualifiers; entries open tomorrow

    (16th hole photo courtesy of Bradenton Country Club) LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 13, 2024) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced qualifying sites for the 79th U.S. Women’s...

  • Feb 12, 2024
    Local qualifying will be conducted in April and May; final qualifying to be held May 20 & June 3

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 12, 2024) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced local and final qualifying sites for the 124th U.S. Open Championship. The U.S. Open will be...

  • Feb 5, 2024
    Newport Country Club in Rhode Island will host the 44th U.S. Senior Open in June

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 5, 2024) – Terry Francona, who managed Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox to two World Series titles and guided the Cleveland Indians to an American League...

  • Feb 5, 2024
    Joe Dey Award, Green Section Award and Herbert Warren Wind Award recipients to be honored at USGA Annual Meeting

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 5, 2024) – The USGA has announced the recipients of its Annual Awards, honoring three individuals for their significant contributions for the good of the game in the...

  • Feb 1, 2024
    Ally becomes presenting partner of the U.S. Women’s Open and founding partner of the U.S. National Development Program; New partnership moves Ally closer to equal spending goal across men’s and women’s sports paid media; Ally Signs World No. 1 Golfer Lilia Vu; 2024 U.S. Women’s Open purse set for record $12M

    Charlotte, N.C. and Liberty Corner, N.J., Feb. 1, 2024 -- Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY), a financial services company with the nation’s largest all-digital bank and a leading brand in...

  • Jan 23, 2024

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Jan. 23, 2024) – The United States Golf Association’s Mike Davis Program for Advancing Golf Course Management has funded 15 new research projects to advance turfgrass...

  • Jan 22, 2024
    Club Now Set to Host 2030, 2040 and 2050 U.S. Open Championships 

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Jan. 22, 2024) - The USGA announced today that Merion Golf Club, in Ardmore, Pa., will serve as the host site for the 2040 U.S. Open Championship. Merion was previously...

  • Jan 18, 2024
    In its third edition, the championship, with the support of Allied Golf Associations, will conduct six qualifiers across America

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Jan. 18, 2024) - The USGA announced today that the U.S. Adaptive Open Championship will adopt a qualifying model for 2024. Conducted over 18 holes, qualifiers will be held at...

  • Jan 17, 2024
    Seven states will participate in the initial phase beginning in 2024

    PINEHURST, N.C. (Jan. 17, 2024) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the creation of a state team pilot program that will expand the pipeline for elite junior golfers into...

  • Dec 22, 2023

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Dec. 22, 2023) – Delivering on an organizational commitment to drive impact “for the good of the game,” the USGA’s investments and programs contributed greatly to golf’

  • Dec 19, 2023
    Woodmont Country Club to host three championships; Columbia Country Club to host two over 11-year span

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Dec. 19, 2023) - The USGA announced today that Woodmont Country Club, in Rockville, Md., will host the 2025 and 2026 U.S. Adaptive Opens, and the 2028 U.S. Junior Amateur,...

  • Dec 12, 2023
    Wisconsin resort will be the site of two mid-amateur and two junior events over the next decade

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Dec. 12, 2023) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that Sand Valley Resort, in Nekoosa, Wis., will be the host site for four USGA championships,...

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