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University of Oregon rising junior Kiara Romero is the recipient of the 2025 Mark H. McCormack Medal for being the top-ranked female amateur.
NBCUniversal has extended its media rights agreement with the United States Golf Association (USGA) through 2032, both parties announced today. “We’re incredibly proud of the partnership we’ve built ...
The USGA's new Rules of Golf will go into effect on January 1, 2023. Explore additional resources on these changes here.
The United States Golf Association (USGA) has introduced a new Competitive Fairness Gender Policy, set to take effect for the 2025 championship season.
Are you an average golfer? And what would it mean if you were? After all, this is golf, a sport of such random, unforeseen outcomes it tends to mock the notion that anything hews to an average – or ...
The U.S. National Development Program Grant is designed to mitigate barriers of cost to promising junior golfers who demonstrate both financial need and the potential to progress through the U.S.
Commonly referred to as “better ball,” four-ball is a format in which two golfers compete together as a side.
The “Be My Champion” series is part of the U.S. National Development Program and is a resource for parents, coaches and supporters of young golfers. Vision 54 co-founders Pia Nilsson and Lynn Marriott ...
Sand Valley Resort, in Nekoosa, Wis., has been selected by the USGA to host four future amateur championships, starting with the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur.
The revised test conditions that address consistent increases in hitting distance and golf’s sustainability will have little to no impact on the recreational golfer.
World Handicap System resources dedicated to the 2024 revision.
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