Press Releases

Month Year

Aug 10, 2020

USGA/R&A Update on Golf’s Distance Insights Project

On March 18, 2020, the USGA and The R&A announced that the release of research topics related to the next phase of the Distance Insights Project would be delayed to allow the greater golf industry...
Aug 7, 2020

120th U.S. Amateur Championship: Notebook & Storylines

Field of 264 to Compete for Havemeyer Trophy at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort Aug. 10-16

Aug. 10-16, 2020, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes and Bandon Trails), Bandon, Ore. FIELD NOTES – Among the 264 golfers in the 2020 U.S. Amateur field, there are: Oldest Competitors: Dave...
Aug 7, 2020

120th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship: Meet the Quarterfinalists

Defending champ Ruffels headlines group of quarterfinalists

Alyaa Abdulghany, 21, of Malaysia Instagram: @alyaa.abdulghany No. 34 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking Playing in her seventh USGA championship (fourth U.S. Women’s Amateur) Rising senior...
Aug 5, 2020

USGA Announces Tee Times for 120th U.S. Amateur Championship

Aug. 10-16, 2020, Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Bandon Dunes and Bandon Trails), Bandon, Ore. mediacenter.usga.org | usamateur.org | @usga_pr (media Twitter) | @usga (Twitter and Instagram) | USGA...
Jul 30, 2020

USGA Research Grant Helps Audubon International Reach Golf Course Pollinator Habitat Goal

The USGA has invested more than $41 million in golf course sustainability since 1920 through its Turfgrass and Environmental Research Program

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (July 30, 2020) – As part of an ongoing investment in empowering golf courses to play an impactful role in sustainability, the USGA’s multi-year collaboration with Audubon...