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  • 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,...

  • Dec 8, 2023
    Leaders from business and golf highlight nominations

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Dec. 8, 2023) – 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...

  • Dec 6, 2023
    Revised test conditions to address consistent increases in hitting distance, golf’s sustainability Impact on recreational game kept to an absolute minimum

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J., USA and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Dec. 6, 2023) – The R&A and USGA will update the testing conditions used for golf ball conformance under the Overall Distance Standard (ODS),...

  • Dec 4, 2023
    Four USGA champions among the invited players

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Dec. 4, 2023) – Riding a three-match win streak, the USA Curtis Cup Team has turned its attention to the 2024 Match, today announcing the 12 players who have been invited...

  • Nov 8, 2023
    Club awarded its fifth USGA championship, first in almost 50 years

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Nov. 8, 2023) – Monterey Peninsula Country Club, in Pebble Beach, Calif., has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as the host site of the 2025 U.S....

  • Nov 8, 2023

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J., USA and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Nov. 8, 2023) – The USGA and The R&A today announced the first update to the World Handicap System™ (WHS™) as part of an ongoing review...

  • Oct 24, 2023
    USGA Expands on its Commitment to North Carolina and the Pinehurst Community by Bringing More Championships to the Iconic Golf Resort

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Aug. 2, 2023) – Following the monumental announcement in 2020 of the establishment of "Golf House Pinehurst" and the first U.S. Open Anchor Site at Pinehurst Resort &...

  • Oct 5, 2023
    The storied club in Brookline, Mass., will host the U.S. Women’s Open for the first time and see the return of the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur and U.S. Girls’ Junior

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Oct. 5, 2023) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass., will be the host site of four upcoming USGA...

  • Oct 4, 2023
    USGA partners with First Tee to drive accessibility within one of golf’s fastest growing demographics

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J., and PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 4, 2023) – The USGA is awarding its latest round of IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility) grants to 27 First Tee chapters...

  • Sep 26, 2023
    Scioto will also host its first U.S. Amateur in nearly 70 years with the playing of the 2036 championship

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Sept. 26, 2023) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that Scioto Country Club, in Columbus, Ohio, Oak Tree National, in Edmond, Okla., and Crooked...

  • Sep 12, 2023
    Former USC and Pepperdine men’s golf coach joins the USGA in a key role

    PINEHURST, N.C. (Sept. 12, 2023) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that Pepperdine Associate Head Coach Chris Zambri has been named the first head coach in the history...

  • Sep 12, 2023
    Historic Kansas club will hold its first USGA championships since 2006

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Sept. 12, 2023) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that Prairie Dunes Country Club, in Hutchinson, Kan., will be the host site for the 2029 U.S....

  • Sep 6, 2023

    PINEHURST, N.C. (Sept. 6, 2023) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that three players will make history when they compete under the USA flag as part of the U.S. National...

  • Sep 5, 2023
    USGA returns to West Orange, N.J., club for first time since 1985

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Sept. 5, 2023) – The USGA announced today that Montclair Golf Club, in West Orange, N.J., will be the host site for the 2026 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. The...

  • Aug 30, 2023
    Club to host 2026 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur and 2034 U.S. Senior Amateur

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Aug. 30, 2023) – After a thrilling conclusion to the 2023 U.S. Senior Women’s Open, the USGA announced today that it will return to Portland for two more senior...

  • Aug 28, 2023
     ITS selections solidify men’s and women’s teams ahead of championships in Abu Dhabi

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Aug. 28, 2023) – The six players who will represent the USA in the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships, to be played Oct. 18-21 for the men and Oct. 25-28 for the women...

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