Thanks to the USGA and AJGA's partnership, dozens of players without access to prestigious AJGA tournaments have been ...

Many golf terms stretch back centuries, and contested origins are common. Here is a history of some of golf's most ...

Kevin Hammer soon will take over as the 68th president of the U.S. Golf Association, the governing body of the sport in the United States and Mexico.

You may or may not have noticed, but LIV Golf’s first tournament of the 2025 season was set to begin Thursday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. You also may or may not have heard, but on Wednesday the United ...

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The USGA has been looking for a new television deal once its current contract with NBC expires in 2027. And after exploring the market, it appears like the US Open and other championship events aren’t ...

Members of LIV Golf now have a direct pathway into the U.S. Open, the United States Golf Association announced Wednesday. Beginning this year, among the top three players in the LIV Golf individual ...

The LPGA and USGA announced updates to their respective gender policies Wednesday, placing new restrictions on transgender athletes in competition. Beginning in 2025, golfers must be assigned female ...

It is a tired phrase bordering on cliché to reference competitive golf as the “ultimate meritocracy,” yet the USGA’s 15 national championships so thoroughly deliver on this ideal that its truth is ...

If you have ever wanted to own a golf book from the stacks of the golf history experts, now you can. Beginning Saturday September 6, The USGA Golf Library will begin offering duplicate titles for ...

Q. Under the World Handicap System™, should there be an additional adjustment in four-ball stroke play when partners have a large difference in Course Handicap™? A. In Four-Ball Stroke Play, the ...

The United States Golf Association has announced the launch of the official application for the 2010-2011 editions of “The Rules of Golf,” “Decisions on The Rules of Golf” and “Rules of Amateur Status ...