Tag: USGA
USGA updates its position on hitting distance in golf
DELRAY BEACH, Florida - The USGA and R&A version of “Trading Places’’’ crop report was released this week and it’s loaded with authentic golf...
Path to 122nd U.S. Open Begins
BOSTON, Mass - There's something special about the U.S. Open Championship - the biggest of the 14 national championships conducted by the USGA -...
2021 U.S. Mid-Amateur makes historic debut on Nantucket
SIASCONSET, Mass. – It’s a nice year to celebrate anniversaries, especially when golf history is in the making. First, storied Sankaty Head Golf Club...
and the winner is…not…JAKE SHUMAN!
USGA rules on amateur status come into question in Blue Hill CC club championship
CANTON, Mass – File this story under “B” for bizarre, or...
Michelle Dobek still has LPGA game!
WORCESTER, Mass. - Michelle Dobek hadn’t played a competitive round of golf in a couple of years, but the U.S. Senior Women’s Open qualifier...
JEFF CURL HELPS NICHOLAS DUNLAP WIN U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR
HARTFORD, Conn. – Jeff Curl has been around the best golfers in the world for four decades, but he has rarely seen many teenagers...
Historic Newport Country Club to host 2024 U.S. Senior Open
NEWPORT, Rhode Island - The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced that Newport Country Club will host the 44th U.S. Senior Open Championship....
Memo to USGA: “The ball doesn’t go too far”
ORLANDO - The Arnold Palmer Invitational. Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Bryson DeChambeau. A trifecta if there ever was one and another example of...
Changes coming to rules of amateur golf status
BOSTON - The USGA and The R&A have announced proposals for significant changes to the Rules of Amateur Status that govern the game worldwide....
USGA names Mike Whan its new CEO
BOSTON, Mass - The USGA has announced that Mike Whan will join the organization this summer as CEO, and will become the eighth top...