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  • Apr 25, 2022
    Significant efforts will drive greater community impact for National Championship, scheduled June 13-19

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 25, 2022) – Golf fans, players, vendors, volunteers and others from Massachusetts and around the world will take part in delivering the most sustainable U.S. Open...

  • Apr 20, 2022
    Expanded relationship with world-renowned golf resort includes eight additional championships and investments in the future of golf

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 20, 2022) – Building upon a nearly century-long relationship, the United States Golf Association and Pebble Beach have forged a landmark partnership that seeks to...

  • Apr 15, 2022

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 15, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee times for the first two rounds of the 7th U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship on...

  • Apr 15, 2022

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 15, 2022) – The USGA has finalized the eight-player roster for the 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team, as four women were selected on Friday to join the four previously named...

  • Apr 14, 2022
    More than 9,000 entries have been accepted for the 10th consecutive time

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 14, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has accepted a total of 9,265 entries, including 12 champions, for the 122nd U.S. Open Championship at The...

  • Apr 6, 2022
    Both will compete for 2nd time after earning places as top Americans in WAGR ®

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 6, 2022) – Rachel Heck, 20, of Memphis, Tenn., and Rachel Kuehn, 20, of Asheville, N.C., have earned places on the 2022 USA Curtis Cup Team as the top Americans in...

  • Apr 1, 2022
    Practices developed through the Mike Davis Program for Advancing Golf Course Management annually save the industry $1.9B in operating costs while creating a more sustainable future for golf

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (April 1, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has invested $1.9 million in grants to fund more than 80 research projects in 2022 through the Mike Davis Program...

  • Mar 23, 2022
    Qualifying now underway for first of four events

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (March 23, 2022) – The USGA and World Golf Tour (WGT) by Topgolf have announced their 2022 lineup for the USGA eSports Grand Slam Presented by Lexus, which offers...

  • Mar 22, 2022
    Storied Michigan venue awarded two U.S. Opens and four top amateur championships

    VISUAL ASSETS LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (March 22, 2022) – Historic Oakland Hills Country Club, in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., has been selected as the host site for the 2034 and 2051 U.S. Open...

  • Mar 21, 2022
    The scheduling change shifts the Walker Cup away from the World Amateur Team Championships

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J., USA AND ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (March 21, 2022) – The USGA and The R&A today announced that the Walker Cup Match will be contested in even years from 2026 onward. The shift...

  • Mar 21, 2022
    Historic Portland club to host 8th USGA championship, first Open championship

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (March 21, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced that Waverley Country Club in Portland, Ore., will host the 5th U.S. Senior Women’s Open...

  • Mar 17, 2022

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (March 17, 2022) – The USGA announced on Thursday that the Eisenhower Golf Course at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., will host the 2023 U.S....

  • Mar 16, 2022

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J., USA AND ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (March 16, 2022) – The USGA and The R&A today released updated areas of interest and research topics on hitting distance in golf. The...

  • Mar 9, 2022
    Mike McCoy and Nathan Smith will lead the USA Team at St. Andrews and Cypress Point, respectively

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (March 9, 2022) – The USGA announced on Wednesday that Mike McCoy, of Des Moines, Iowa, will captain the USA Team for the 2023 Walker Cup Match on the Old Course at St....

  • Mar 7, 2022
    Qualifiers will be held at 33 sites in 25 states between May 2-June 1

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (March 7, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced qualifying sites for the 42nd U.S. Senior Open Championship, to be conducted at Saucon Valley...

  • Feb 28, 2022
    Entries open today for inaugural championship at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club on July 18-20, 2022

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 28, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced additional details regarding the U.S. Adaptive Open – a new national championship that will...

  • Feb 23, 2022
    Entry applications are available for 122nd U.S. Open Championship from Feb. 23 to April 13

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 23, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that online entry applications are available now for the 122nd U.S. Open Championship, to be...

  • Fred Perpall Elected as USGA President Elect in 2022
    Feb 20, 2022
    Stu Francis continues role as USGA president in the final year of three-year term

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 20, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced that its Executive Committee will again be led by Stu Francis of Hillsborough, Calif., and by Fred...

  • Feb 18, 2022
    Celebration planned for 2022 U.S. Open Championship week

    2022 Bob Jones Award Images LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 18, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has named five-time USGA champion Juli Inkster as the recipient of the 2022 Bob Jones...

  • Feb 17, 2022
    Three-time U.S. Women’s Open champion will play for first time since 2008

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 17, 2022) – Annika Sorenstam has filed an entry as a fully exempt player for the 77th U.S. Women’s Open Championship Presented by ProMedica, which will be contested...

  • Feb 16, 2022
    Championship entries open today; qualifying schedule features 17 U.S. states and three international venues

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 16, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the 26 qualifying sites for the 77th U.S. Women’s Open Championship Presented by ProMedica,...

  • Feb 15, 2022
    Local qualifying will be conducted between April 25-May 23; Final qualifying to be held May 23 & June 6

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 15, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced local and final qualifying sites for the 122nd U.S. Open Championship. The U.S. Open will be...

  • Feb 9, 2022
    USGA returns to Elverson, Pa., for first time since 2016 U.S. Mid-Amateur

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 9, 2022) - Stonewall, in Elverson, Pa., has been selected by the USGA as the host site of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. Scheduled for Sept. 9-14, the...

  • Feb 7, 2022
    Championship returns to Pacific Northwest for first time since inaugural event in 2015

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 7, 2022) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that The Home Course, in DuPont, Wash., will host the 8th U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball...

  • Feb 1, 2022
    Charleston facility awarded 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur and 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Feb. 1, 2022) – The USGA today announced that the Daniel Island Club, in Charleston, S.C., has been selected as the host site for the 2023 U.S. Junior Amateur...

  • Jan 31, 2022
    Joe Dey Award, Green Section Award and Herbert Warren Wind Book Award honorees to be recognized at 2022 U.S. Open Championship in June

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Jan. 31, 2022) – Elevating outstanding examples of those who unite, showcase, govern and advance the game of golf, the United States Golf Association announces the...

  • Jan 10, 2022
    Korn Ferry Tour Season-Long Points Standings exemption will go into effect for 2023 U.S. Open at The Los Angeles Country Club

    The United States Golf Association (USGA) announced today that an exemption category will be added for the U.S. Open Championship, beginning with the 2023 championship at The Los Angeles Country...

  • Jan 7, 2022
    Purse raised to $10M with plans to grow to $12M; future venues to include “cathedrals of the game”

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Jan. 7, 2022) – The USGA and ProMedica today announced a long-term partnership that includes presenting partner rights for the U.S. Women’s Open, notably elevating the...

  • Dec 28, 2021
    Captain Sarah Ingram, World’s Top-Ranked American Amateurs to Gather Jan. 15-16 at Mountain Lake in Lake Wales, Fla.

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Dec. 28, 2021) – Just four months after a come-from-behind victory in Wales, the next iteration of the United States Curtis Cup Team continues to take shape. Twelve players...

  • Dec 7, 2021
    Stu Francis to again serve as USGA president; Fred Perpall nominated as president-elect; Sinclair Eaddy Jr. and Kevin Hammer nominated to join committee

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Dec. 7, 2021) – The USGA Nominating Committee has released its proposed slate of 2022 Executive Committee members and officers. The Executive Committee will again be led by...

  • Dec 6, 2021
    Golf Channel to air USGA feature programs in December

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Dec. 6, 2021) – Jon Rahm’s U.S. Open victory at Torrey Pines Golf Course and Yuka Saso’s playoff win in the U.S. Women’s Open at The Olympic Club were indelible...

  • Dec 3, 2021
    Pinehurst Resort & Country Club to Host Inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open™ in July 2022

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Dec. 3, 2021) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, a new national championship that will showcase the world’s...

  • Dec 1, 2021
    Option available January 1 and is intended for the highest levels of the game

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Dec. 1, 2021) – Golf’s governing bodies have made available a Model Local Rule (MLR) to further limit the use of Green-Reading Materials. MLR...

  • Nov 30, 2021
    “Swing Time: A Celebration of Golf and Music” chronicles more than 600 golf-related pieces of music between 1870-1939

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J., Nov. 30, 2021 – Celebrating the many golfers who have sung the blues after a round or danced a jig on the 18th green, the United States Golf Association has released a...

  • Nov 17, 2021
    Ohio club to host its ninth USGA championship, second U.S. Amateur

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Nov. 17, 2021) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that Inverness Club, in Toledo, Ohio, will host the 129th U.S. Amateur Championship. The dates of...

  • Nov 2, 2021
    USGA announces first two players to secure spots for 42nd Match at Merion Golf Club in June

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Nov. 2, 2021) - The United States Golf Association today announced that reigning U.S. Women’s Amateur champion Jensen Castle and 2021 Mark H. McCormack Medal recipient Rose...

  • Oct 26, 2021

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. USA AND ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Oct. 26, 2021) - Golf’s new Rules of Amateur Status have been published by the USGA and The R&A ahead of their January 1, 2022, effective date....

  • Oct 20, 2021
    USGA IDEA grant program delivers $200K to First Tee chapters in support of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility efforts

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 20, 2021) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) has distributed $200,000 in grants across 20 First Tee chapters through the inaugural...

  • Oct 12, 2021

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (Oct. 12, 2021) – The USGA and The R&A have announced that a new Model Local Rule (MLR G-10) will be available beginning on January 1, 2022 to...

  • Sep 21, 2021

    SIASCONSET, Mass. (Sept. 21, 2021) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee times for the first two rounds of the 40th U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, Saturday (Sept. 25)...

  • Sep 21, 2021
    Permanent exhibit celebrates nine-time USGA champion’s character, competitive career and contributions to the game

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Sept. 21, 2021) – As part of the USGA’s continued investment to inspire golfers through history, the USGA Golf Museum and Library has opened the Bob Jones Room in the...

  • Sep 21, 2021

    BLUFFTON, S.C. (Sept. 21, 2021) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee times for the first two rounds of the 34th U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship on Saturday,...

  • Sep 7, 2021

    POINT CLEAR, Ala. (Sept. 7, 2021) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee times for the first two rounds of the 59th U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur Championship on Friday,...

  • Aug 30, 2021
    Ingram, a three-time U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion, captained the team to its second consecutive victory last week in Wales

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Aug. 30, 2021) - Sarah LeBrun Ingram, of Nashville, Tenn., will return as captain of the USA Team for the 2022 Curtis Cup Match at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., June...

  • Aug 18, 2021

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (Aug. 18, 2021) - Keita Nakajima, of Japan, has won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the leading men’s player in the 2021 World Amateur Golf...

  • Aug 11, 2021
    Seasoned executive brings extensive experience in business development, television and brand management, as well as a proven track record of success with USGA CEO Mike Whan

    The USGA announced today that Jon Podany will join the Association as its new Chief Commercial Officer, starting September 1. Podany brings to the USGA an extensive background in sports spanning...

  • Aug 11, 2021
    Venerable Pennsylvania courses to welcome 10 more U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open Championships; Oakmont named second U.S. Open anchor site

    As part of its commitment to stage golf’s greatest championships at the nation’s most iconic venues, the USGA has awarded five more U.S. Open Championships and four U.S. Women’s Open...

  • Aug 11, 2021
    Zhang, of Irvine, Calif., has won the McCormack Medal for the second time as the leading female player in the 2021 World Amateur Golf Ranking® / WAGR®

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. and ST. ANDREWS, SCOTLAND (Aug. 11, 2021) – Rose Zhang, 18, of Irvine, Calif., has won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the leading female player in the 2021 World Amateur...

  • Aug 9, 2021
    On the heels of 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, USGA announces team set to take on GB&I in North Wales later this month

    LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (Aug. 9, 2021) - The United States Golf Association has finalized the eight-player roster for the USA Curtis Cup Team, as five women were selected on Monday to join the three...

  • Aug 5, 2021

    OAKMONT, Pa. (Aug. 5, 2021) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee times for the first two rounds of the 121st U.S. Amateur Championship, Monday (Aug. 9) and Tuesday...

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