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 ...

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

The U.S. Amateur Championship was born in 1895 because of a controversy. In 1894, two clubs - Newport (R.I.) Golf Club and New York's St. Andrew's Golf Club - had conducted invitational tournaments to ...

Rules of Handicapping ...

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 ...

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.

The following resources have been created to assist with the rollout of the USGA Handicap Review Tool. Additional documentation will be added periodically.

5.7/1 – Circumstances When a Player’s Low Handicap Index Becomes More Than 365 Days Old After submitting a score on 1 March 2025, a player’s Handicap Index calculates at 12.3. Their Low Handicap Index ...

11.1 Ball in Motion Accidentally Hits Person or Outside Influence 11.1b/1 – Playing from Where Ball Came to Rest When Stroke Does Not Count Is Playing from Wrong Place When a stroke is cancelled by an ...