Press Releases

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Mar 9, 2016

USGA Announces 2016 U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying Sites

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

USGA Announces Local Qualifying Sites For 2016 U.S. Open Championship

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

USGA Announces 2016 USA Curtis Cup Team

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

Poppy Hills Golf Course to Host 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship

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

USGA Honors 2016 Service Award Winners

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

USGA Announces 2018, 2019 U.S. Senior Women’s Open Sites

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

The Olympic Club Selected as Host of 2021 U.S. Women’s Open Championship

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

Usga Elects Diana M. Murphy As 64th President

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...
Feb 2, 2016

“St. Andrews: In the Footsteps of Old Tom Morris” Wins 2015 USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Feb. 2, 2016) – In recognition of its high standard of achievement in golf literature, St. Andrews: In the Footsteps of Old Tom Morris, by Roger McStravick, is the recipient of...
Feb 1, 2016

USGA Recaps Industry Takeaways from Pace and Innovation Symposium

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Feb. 1, 2016) – The United States Golf Association hosted 125 industry experts Jan. 19-20 at Brookside Golf Club in Pasadena, Calif., for the Association’s Pace and Innovation...
Feb 1, 2016

Stasia Collins Reappointed Chairman of USGA Women’s Committee

Pam Murray to serve second term as Women’s Committee vice chairman

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Feb. 1, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced the reappointment of Stasia Collins, of Baltimore, Md., and Pam Murray, of Richardson, Texas, to serve...
Jan 29, 2016

Champions Golf Club To Host 2020 U.S. Women’s Open Championship

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Jan. 29, 2016) – Champions Golf Club in Houston, Texas, has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as host of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open Championship. The...
Jan 19, 2016

Quail Creek Country Club to Host 2017 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship

First USGA championship conducted in Naples, Fla.

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Jan. 19, 2016) – Quail Creek Country Club, in Naples, Fla., has been selected by the United States Golf Association (USGA) as the host site for the 2017 U.S. Women’s...
Jan 14, 2016

USGA To Honor Judy Bell With 2016 Bob Jones Award

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Jan. 14, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) will bestow its highest honor, the Bob Jones Award, to Judy Bell, of Colorado Springs, Colo., at an award ceremony on...
Jan 13, 2016

USGA and Deloitte Announce Multiyear Strategic Partnership

Collaboration Will Champion Initiatives Around Innovation and Inclusion in the Game

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Jan. 13, 2016) ‒ The United States Golf Association (USGA) and Deloitte today announced a multiyear strategic partnership intended to accelerate the USGA’s impact on the game...
Jan 11, 2016

USGA’s 2016 Schedule Highlighted By Return Of U.S. Open To Oakmont

Championship to be Contested for Record Ninth Time at Historic Pennsylvania Club

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Jan. 11, 2016) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today confirmed the sites and dates for its 2016 championship schedule. Pennsylvania will host four USGA...
Dec 17, 2015

El Caballero to host 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Dec. 17, 2015) – El Caballero Country Club, in Tarzana, Calif., has been selected by the United States Golf Association as the host site for the 2018 U.S. Women’s Amateur...
Dec 14, 2015

Four USGA Champions to Play for USA in South American Amateur

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Dec. 14, 2015) – The United States Golf Association has selected four national champions to represent the USA at the 2016 South American Amateur Championship, to be contested...
Dec 8, 2015

USGA, American Society Of Golf Course Architects Announce Partnership To Support Publicly Accessible Golf Courses

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Dec. 8, 2015) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) and the American Society of Golf Course Architects (ASGCA) have launched a collaborative program to help publicly...
Dec 3, 2015

Colorado Golf Club Awarded 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship

CommonGround Golf Course Will Serve As Stroke-Play Co-Host Course

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Dec. 3, 2015) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced Colorado Golf Club, in Parker, Colo., as the host site for the 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. This...
Dec 1, 2015

Country Club Of Charleston To Host 2019 U.S. Women’s Open

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Dec. 1, 2015) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has selected the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, S.C., to host the 2019 U.S. Women’s Open Championship, to...
Nov 24, 2015

Dr. Bruce Clarke To Receive 2016 USGA Green Section Award

Leader in Turfgrass Research to be Honored at USGA Annual Service Awards

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Nov. 24, 2015) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced Dr. Bruce Clarke, of Rutgers University, as the recipient of the 2016 USGA Green Section Award....
Nov 23, 2015

USGA Releases Changes To Handicap System

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Nov. 23, 2015) – In tandem with the 2016 updates to the Rules of Golf, the United States Golf Association has announced revisions to the USGA Handicap System™, effective Jan....
Nov 17, 2015

USGA Selects John “Spider” Miller As 2017 Usa Walker Cup Captain

46th Walker Cup Match Will Be Played at Los Angeles Country Club

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Nov. 17, 2015) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today named John “Spider” Miller, of Bloomington, Ind., as the captain of the USA Team for the 2017 Walker Cup...
Nov 16, 2015

USGA Invites 12 Players To Curtis Cup Practice Session

FAR HILLS, N.J. (Nov. 16, 2015) – The International Team Selection Committee of the United States Golf Association (USGA) has invited 12 players to participate in a practice session in advance...