The support of USGA members is essential in helping the USGA serve the game on both local and national levels. Members, like you, play a pivotal role in the growth and development of the game by ...

Handicap allowances are designed to provide equity in different formats of play, over both 9 holes and 18 holes. The National Association is responsible for establishing handicap allowances, or it can ...

Purpose of Rule: Rule 4 covers the equipment that players may use during a round. Based on the principle that golf is a challenging game in which success should depend on the player’s judgment, skills ...

The U.S. Amateur Championship is the oldest USGA championship and it was created in 1895 because of a controversy. In 1894, two clubs -- Newport (R.I.) Golf Club and New York's St. Andrew's Golf Club ...

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 ...

The authorized golf association having jurisdiction in an area is responsible for declaring the duration of any inactive season. Any non-member club of an authorized golf association must observe any ...