Press Releases

The USGA will present its highest honor, the Bob Jones Award, to longtime Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club professional Bob Ford in a ceremony on June 13, 2017, during the week of the 117th U.S. Open...

For the first time since the award was established in 1987, the USGA has selected two winners for the 2016 Herbert Warren Wind Book Award. The award recognizes and honors outstanding contributions...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Jan. 30, 2017) – The USGA has selected Old Chatham Golf Club in Durham, N.C., and The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tenn., as the host sites for the 2019 and 2021 U.S. Senior...

The USGA has released USGA Tournament Management, a suite of products that advances golf event management technology used by golf associations and more than 13,000 clubs within its Golf Handicap...

The USGA today confirmed the sites and dates for its 2017 championship schedule, which includes 13 annual championships as well as the Walker Cup Match and the USGA Women's State Team...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Dec. 15, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced Seminole Golf Club, in Juno Beach, Fla., and Cypress Point Club, in Pebble Beach, Calif., as the host...

Far Hills, N.J. (Dec. 8, 2016) – The USGA and The R&A today announced the introduction of a new Local Rule that eliminates the penalty when a ball is accidentally moved on the putting green. The...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Dec. 7, 2016) – Honoring her more than three decades of service as a volunteer, the United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced Jayne Watson, of Town and Country, Mo.,...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Dec. 5, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced Dr. Norman Hummel as the recipient of the 2017 USGA Green Section Award. Presented annually since 1961,...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Nov. 29, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has reimagined its online shopping experience, expanding its product lines while making it easier for fans to find and...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Nov. 15, 2016) – John Elway, who has led the Denver Broncos to Super Bowl victories as both a player and a general manager, has been named honorary chairman of the 39th U.S....

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Oct. 19, 2016) – Norwood Hills Country Club, in St. Louis, Mo., has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as the host site for the 2018 U.S. Women’s...

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (Oct. 14, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the Warren Golf Course on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, in Notre Dame, Ind., as the...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Sept. 7, 2016) – The United States Golf Association will host the 2017 North American Golf Innovation Symposium on March 6-7 in Vancouver, British Columbia, gathering leaders in...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Aug. 29, 2016) – The United States Golf Association has selected the three players who will represent the USA in the 2016 World Amateur Team Championship, to be played Sept....

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland and FAR HILLS, N.J. (Aug. 15, 2016) – Leona Maguire, of the Republic of Ireland, has won the Mark H. McCormack Medal for the second consecutive year as the leading...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Aug. 15, 2016) – The United States Golf Association has selected the three players who will represent the USA in the 2016 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship, to be played...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Aug. 6, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the 2016 U.S. Senior Open Championship,...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (July 20, 2016) – The maximum age for competitors in the U.S. Girls’ Junior and U.S. Junior Amateur championships will be raised from 17 to 18 years old starting with the 2017...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (July 20, 2016) – Chambers Bay, in University Place, Wash., has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as the site of the 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (June 28, 2016) – As an elite field of the best female golfers in the world prepares for the ultimate test in women’s golf at the U.S. Women’s Open Championship in California...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (June 18, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced sites for the 2025 and 2026 U.S. Open Championships, naming Oakmont Country Club in suburban...

OAKMONT, Pa. (June 13, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that one additional player has earned a full exemption into the 116th U.S. Open Championship, to be...

OAKMONT, Pa. (June 10, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the 2016 U.S. Open Championship, Thursday (June...

FAR HILLS, N.J. (June 9, 2016) – The United States Golf Association today announced that it has accepted 2,791 entries for the 2016 U.S. Senior Open Championship, scheduled for Aug. 11-14 at...