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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 ...
University of Oregon rising junior Kiara Romero is the recipient of the 2025 Mark H. McCormack Medal for being the top-ranked female amateur.
The USGA has been committed to working collaboratively with organizations across the industry to lead the responsible return and continued operation of golf during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have ...
The official home of the USGA Experience and World Golf Hall of Fame in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Find information on tickets, tours, parking and more.
Olympia Fields Country Club’s North Course was designed by Willie Park Jr. in 1923. Park was a two-time British Open champion, winning in 1887 and 1889. The course was renovated for the 1997 U.S.
U.S. Women's Amateur RecordsMatch Play Largest Winning Margin, 18-Hole Match 10 and 8, Dorothy Campbell Hurd d. Mrs. C.W. McKelvey, first round, Merion G.C. (Original ...
Tom Cousins, a successful Atlanta real estate developer and philanthropist who led the revitalization of East Lake Golf Club and received the USGA’s Bob Jones Award in 2001, died on July 29 at age 93.
What is a Playing Handicap™? Your Playing Handicap is the number of strokes you give to, or receive from, an opponent for the round being played. It’s based on your Course Handicap™ but can be ...
Ahead of National Intern Day on July 31, the USGA is sharing the organization's 2025 investment into the future of golf leadership, shedding light on an emerging workforce that is both highly skilled ...
U.S. Junior Amateur RecordsMatch Play Largest Winning Margin, 18-Hole Match 9 and 8, Donald M. Bisplinghoff d. Eric Jonas, fourth round, Yale Univ. G.C., New Haven ...
U.S. Open: Special Exemptions1966: Ben Hogan: 12, 72-73-76-70—291 1977: Sam Snead, MC, 74-78; Tommy Bolt, MC, 75-78; Julius Boros, MC, 77-76 1978: Arnold Palmer, MC ...
5.7 Low Handicap Index The Low Handicap Index represents the demonstrated ability of a player over the 365-day period preceding the day on which the most recent score in their scoring record was ...