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  • Apr 12, 2017
    Fox Sports to provide more than 140 hours of live coverage across eight USGA championships

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (April 12, 2017) - FOX Sports, the domestic broadcast partner of the United States Golf Association, will air more than 140 hours of live coverage across eight 2017 USGA...

  • Mar 30, 2017
    The Club at Las Campanas, in Santa Fe, N.M., will host the final Women’s State Team in September

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (March 30, 2017) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the retirement of the Men’s State Team Championship and Women’s State Team Championship,...

  • Mar 28, 2017
    Salem Country Club set to host its sixth USGA championship from June 29-July 2

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (March 28, 2017) – Ray Bourque, who retired as the most prolific scoring defenseman in National Hockey League history and was a longtime Boston Bruins captain, has been named...

  • Mar 27, 2017
    New championship presents opportunity for golf’s most decorated women to compete for USGA title

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (March 27, 2017) – The USGA today announced its exemption categories from sectional qualifying for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship, which will be contested for the...

  • Mar 20, 2017
    Sectional Qualifiers to be Held at 34 Sites in 27 States from May 15-June 12

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (March 20, 2017) – The United States Golf Association today announced sectional qualifying sites for the 38th U.S. Senior Open Championship, to be held at Salem Country Club, in...

  • Mar 14, 2017
    1999 U.S. Women’s Open host site awarded its third USGA championship

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (March 14, 2017) - The United States Golf Association today announced Old Waverly Golf Club in West Point, Miss., as the host site of the 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship....

  • Mar 13, 2017
    Schedule features 21 U.S. and four international qualifiers from May 22-June 12

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (March 13, 2017) - The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced sectional qualifying sites for the 72nd U.S. Women’s Open Championship, which will be contested July...

  • Mar 1, 2017

    The USGA and The R&A have unveiled a preview of proposed new Rules of Golf, as part of a joint initiative to modernize the Rules and make them easier to understand and apply. Experience the...

  • Feb 23, 2017

    The USGA today announced that 1998 U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur champion Virginia Derby Grimes, of Montgomery, Ala., has been named captain of the 2018 USA Curtis Cup Team. A biennial competition...

  • Feb 4, 2017

    Diana M. Murphy of Sea Island, Ga., has been elected to serve a second one-year term as the 64th president of the United States Golf Association. The election took place at the Association's...

  • Feb 4, 2017
    Longtime Oakmont Head Professional to Receive USGA's Highest Honor

    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...

  • Jan 31, 2017

    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...

  • Jan 30, 2017
    Old Chatham Golf Club to host in 2019, The Honors Course in 2021

    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...

  • Jan 24, 2017
    Association Leverages Cloud Technology to Empower Club Pros and Engage More Golfers

    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...

  • Jan 11, 2017
    Trio of Amateur Championships in Southern California Highlight Slate

    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...

  • Dec 15, 2016
    Seminole Golf Club and Cypress Point Club Will Host Biennial Team Competition

    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...

  • Dec 8, 2016

    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...

  • Dec 7, 2016

    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.,...

  • Dec 5, 2016
    Turfgrass Researcher, Mentor and Innovator to be Honored at USGA Annual Service Awards

    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,...

  • Nov 29, 2016
    Signature Consumer Portal Among Suite of Retail Sites

    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...

  • Nov 15, 2016
    The Broadmoor Golf Club Will Host Its Eighth USGA Championship

    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....

  • Oct 19, 2016
    Host club for 2001 U.S. Senior Amateur awarded its second USGA championship

    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...

  • Oct 14, 2016
    University of Notre Dame’s Course Will Host Its Second USGA Championship

    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...

  • Sep 7, 2016
    Fourth Gathering Draws Support from Golf Canada and Mexican Golf Federation

    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...

  • Aug 29, 2016

    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....