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 ...

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.

Purpose of Rule: Rule 13 is a specific Rule for putting greens. Putting greens are specially prepared for playing your ball along the ground and there is a flagstick for the hole on each putting green ...

5.4 Frequency of Revision of a Handicap Index Update A player’s Handicap Index should be updated no later than the day after a score was submitted, or as soon as possible thereafter. In a situation ...

Purpose of Rule: Rule 10 covers how to prepare for and make a stroke, including advice and other help you may get from others (including your caddie). The underlying principle is that golf is a game ...

Purpose of Rule: Rule 5 covers how to play a round – such as where and when you may practise on the course before or during your round, when your round starts and ends and what happens when play has ...

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.

Purpose of Rule: Rule 16 covers when and how you may take free relief by playing a ball from a different place, such as when you have interference by an abnormal course condition or a dangerous animal ...

Whether they grow up to be champions or champion the game, the responsibility to grow golf and welcome the next generation starts with us. That’s why the USGA invests into national junior and beginner ...

In 2014, the USGA celebrated its 120th anniversary as the national governing body for golf in the United States, its territories and Mexico. A lot of history has been made in the first 120 years, and ...

Purpose of Rule: Rule 14 covers when and how you may mark the spot of your ball at rest and lift and clean your ball and how to put it back into play so that your ball is played from the right place.

In order to establish and maintain a Handicap Index, a player must be a member of an authorized golf club. Most golf courses, public and private, are authorized.