The Herbert Warren Wind Award honors outstanding contributions to golf literature. Established in 1987, the Herbert Warren Wind Award recognizes and honors outstanding contributions to golf literature ...

This championship serves to inspire golfers of all abilities while spurring those with disabilities to take up golf, making the game better for the future. Each year, this championship unearths ...

Cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, typically fill voids in putting green turf created by other issues. Blue-green algae form mats that inhibit water movement and gas exchange through ...

The calculated Playing Handicap is rounded to the nearest whole number, with .5 rounded upwards.

Rules of Handicapping ...

This USGA Green Section Collection contains articles, videos and infographics related to the care and maintenance of bunkers. These materials will help superintendents provide the best possible bunker ...

1) Major Changes PowerPoint Presentation and Accompanying Videos: To download videos, click on link below, right click on video player, and select "save video as" option.

Andy North, of Madison, Wis., is in the third of a three-year term on the USGA Executive Committee. North’s storied playing career started as a youngster in his home state when he turned to golf after ...

When a player posts a 9-hole score played on a rated nine, a 9-hole Score Differential will be calculated for the 9 holes played, and that value will be combined with an expected score based on the ...

Over the past eight years, The USGA and The R&A have raised concern about distance increases and the long-term consequences of failing to address this consistent trend. Through a series of formal ...

Wind has always played an important role in golf, and it is certainly a big part of the game at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, host site of the 2026 U.S. Open. The course’s famously tumbling sandy ...

Continuing its mission to inspire and develop tomorrow’s leaders in golf and sports, the United States Golf Association has selected 25 undergraduate and graduate students to participate in the 2026 ...