World Handicap System resources dedicated to the 2024 revision.

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 USGA's new Rules of Golf will go into effect on January 1, 2023. Explore additional resources on these changes here.

New USGA research, combined with a growing effort by golf facilities, reveals a formula for an improved golfer experience.

James Piot, of Canton, Mich., rallied from a 3-down deficit midway through the second 18 to defeat Austin Greaser, 2 and 1, in the 36-hole final of the 121st U.S. Amateur at Oakmont.

The way golfers around the world will calculate their handicaps is set to be transformed by a new system developed by the USGA and The R&A, with key features designed to provide all golfers with a ...

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 ...

Abnormal course conditions include ground under repair, temporary water, immovable obstructions (cart paths, sprinkler heads, etc.), and animal holes.

The USGA Green Section explains how to properly repair ball marks.

When you hit a shot that you think might result in a lost ball or in your ball coming to rest out of bounds, you have the option of playing a provisional ball to save time.

Net Double Bogey explainerSince its founding in 1920, the Green Section has led the USGA’s efforts to improve golf course playing conditions and sustainability through research, education, course ...

The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass., will be the host site of four future USGA championships: the 2030 U.S. Girls’ Junior, 2034 U.S. Amateur, 2038 U.S. Open and 2045 U.S. Women’s Open. "We are ...