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  • May 26, 2016
    Host of 1953 Walker Cup Match is awarded its second USGA championship

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (May 26, 2016) – The Kittansett Club in Marion, Mass., has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as the host site for the 2022 U.S. Senior Amateur...

  • May 24, 2016
    U.S. Amateur Champions Ryan Moore, Byeong Hun An and Matthew Fitzpatrick Among Group

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (May 24, 2016) – The United States Golf Association today announced that 27 additional golfers, including U.S. Amateur champions Ryan Moore, Byeong Hun An and Matthew...

  • May 17, 2016
    2001 and 2004 champion to compete at Oakmont Country Club

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (May 17, 2016) – Two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen, of South Africa, has received a special exemption into the 116th U.S. Open Championship, which will be conducted June...

  • May 11, 2016

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (May 11, 2016) – The United States Golf Association has announced that all Saturday daily ticket options for the 116th U.S. Open Championship at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club have...

  • May 9, 2016
    The USGA Museum and the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum to Showcase Medals Won by H. Chandler Egan at 1904 Games in St. Louis

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (May 9, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) and the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum will exclusively showcase medals won by H. Chandler Egan at the 1904 Summer...

  • May 5, 2016
    Popular PLAY9™ program will expand in its third year to include more “PLAY9 Days”

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (May 5, 2016) – Spurred by the success of its first two years, the United States Golf Association (USGA) is expanding the PLAY9™ program this year, encouraging more golfers to...

  • May 5, 2016
    Nearly 1,800 players will attempt to qualify for the 71st championship, at CordeValle

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (May 5, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has accepted 1,855 entries for the 71st U.S. Women’s Open Championship. The championship will be conducted July 7-10,...

  • May 5, 2016
    Host club for 2002 U.S. Senior Amateur awarded its second USGA championship

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (May 5, 2016) – Timuquana Country Club, in Jacksonville, Fla., has been selected by the United States Golf Association as the host site for the 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur...

  • May 4, 2016
    The groundbreaking 1998 champion will retire following the 2016 season

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (May 4, 2016) – Se Ri Pak, whose 1998 U.S. Women’s Open victory is a seminal moment in the history of women’s golf, has received a special exemption from the United States...

  • May 3, 2016
    Club awarded its fourth USGA championship, first U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (May 3, 2016) – Forest Highlands Golf Club, in Flagstaff, Ariz., has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as the host site of the 2019 U.S. Women’s...

  • May 1, 2016

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (May xx, 2016) – Fans planning to attend the 116th U.S. Open Championship at Oakmont Country Club between June 13-19 can expect a fun and immersive spectator experience as the...

  • Apr 28, 2016
    More Than 9,800 Will Attempt to Qualify for 116th Championship at Oakmont Country Club

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (April 28, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has accepted a total of 9,877 entries for the 2016 U.S. Open Championship at Oakmont (Pa.) Country Club. The number...

  • Apr 26, 2016

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (April 26, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) and the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) Foundation have jointly selected six publicly accessible...

  • Apr 25, 2016

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (April 25, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) will kick off its celebration of the 116th U.S. Open Championship with a series of golf-oriented community activities...

  • Apr 13, 2016
    FOX Sports to provide more than 120 hours of live coverage across eight USGA championships

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (April 13, 2016) – FOX Sports, the domestic broadcast partner of the United States Golf Association, will air more than 120 hours of live coverage across eight 2016 USGA...

  • Mar 16, 2016
    Sectional Qualifiers to be Held at 34 Sites Between June 14-July 11

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (March 16, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced sectional qualifying sites for the 2016 U.S. Senior Open Championship, to be held at Scioto Country...

  • Mar 14, 2016
    Schedule comprises 21 U.S. locations, four international venues between May 9 and June 3

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (March 14, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced sectional qualifying sites for the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, which will be contested...

  • Mar 9, 2016
    10 U.S. Qualifiers on June 6; England and Japan Host International Qualifiers

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (March 9, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced sectional qualifying sites for the 2016 U.S. Open Championship, which will be held at Oakmont (Pa.)...

  • Feb 24, 2016
    111 Local Qualifiers Will Be Conducted in 43 States Between May 2-19

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (Feb. 24, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced local qualifying sites for the 2016 U.S. Open Championship. The U.S. Open will be contested for a...

  • Feb 23, 2016
    Reigning U.S. Women’s Amateur champion O’Sullivan, runner-up Brooks highlight eight-player team

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (Feb. 23, 2016) – Hannah O’Sullivan, of Chandler, Ariz., the 2015 U.S. Women’s Amateur champion, was among the eight players named today by the United States Golf Association...

  • Feb 15, 2016
    Pebble Beach, Calif., course awarded its first USGA championship

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (Feb. 15, 2016) – Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach, Calif., has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as the host site for the 2018 U.S. Girls’...

  • Feb 6, 2016
    Hansen, McStravick and Clarke among 18 recognized at Annual Meeting

    SAN DIEGO (Feb. 6, 2016) – In celebration of individuals who have given back to the game in extraordinary ways, the United States Golf Association (USGA) presented its annual Service Awards...

  • Feb 6, 2016
    Chicago Golf Club to host inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open in 2018, Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club to host 2019 championship

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (Feb. 6, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced Chicago Golf Club, in Wheaton, Ill., and Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, in Southern Pines, N.C., as...

  • Feb 6, 2016
    Five-time U.S. Open site to host its first USGA women’s championship, joins CordeValle as upcoming U.S. Women’s Open venue in Northern California

    FAR HILLS, N.J. (Feb. 6, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has selected The Olympic Club, in San Francisco, Calif., as the host site of the 76th U.S. Women’s Open in 2021. The...

  • Feb 6, 2016

    SAN DIEGO (Feb. 6, 2016) – Diana M. Murphy, of St. Simons Island, Ga., today was elected to serve a one-year term as the 64th president of the United States Golf Association (USGA). The election...