Champions Golf Club, in Houston, Texas has been awarded three future USGA championships: the 2029 U.S. Senior Women’s Open, 2034 U.S. Mid-Amateur and 2040 U.S. Senior Open. The trio of championships ...

2026 Annual Meeting: Mike Whan Remarks Since its founding in 1920, the Green Section has led the USGA’s efforts to improve golf course playing conditions and sustainability through research, education ...

Presented annually since 1961, the USGA Green Section Award recognizes an individual’s distinguished service to the game of golf through his or her work with turfgrass.

Bob Jones won 5 U.S. Amateurs and 4 U.S. Opens in his storied career. Presented annually since 1955, the Bob Jones Award is the USGA's highest honor. The award recognizes an individual who ...

20.1 Resolving Rules Issues During Round 20.1b(2)/1 – Request for Ruling Must Be Made in Time A player is entitled to know the status of his or her match at all times or that a ruling request will be ...

Some bentgrass greens are seeded with a blend of different varieties, which can lead to differences in appearance across the playing surface that are often most noticeable during seasonal shifts as ...

Log in to SeatGeek Account Manager to manage your USGA tickets. Account Manager gives you the ability to view, send, or sell your tickets as well as purchase ...

Brenda Corrie Kuehn, of Asheville, N.C., is in her first year of a three-year term on the USGA Executive Committee. Born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, to a Dominican mother, Carmen Leon, and an ...

Many golf courses maintain a considerable acreage of mown and irrigated turf that experiences very little play. Turf reduction offers many potential benefits, but alternative landscape treatments can ...

Thank you for visiting USGA.org. For the optimal experience we recommend you upgrade to Windows 10 with Microsoft Edge or install one of the proposed browsers, or visit us on your mobile device.

Learn more about the 2023 updates to the Rules of Golf below. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out to the Rules Department any time at rules@usga.org or 908-326-1850.

There is no longer a penalty for merely touching the line of play on the putting green (the term “line of play” applies everywhere on the course including the putting green, and the term “line of putt ...