Golfers identify pace of play as the No. 1 thorn in their side detracting from their enjoyment of the game.

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The Playbook is a comprehensive effort to provide courses with the latest tools and techniques to more effectively manage water utilization.

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 ...

Commonly referred to as “better ball,” four-ball is a format in which two golfers compete together as a side.

In a groundbreaking move that unites the two leading institutions in the collection and preservation of golf history, the USGA and the World Golf Hall of Fame will open a new state-of-the-art museum ...

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 revised test conditions that address consistent increases in hitting distance and golf’s sustainability will have little to no impact on the recreational golfer.

World Handicap System resources dedicated to the 2024 revision.

The USGA and The R&A today announced the first update to the World Handicap System™ (WHS™) as part of an ongoing review of the Rules of Handicapping™ and Course Rating System™ with a continued ...

Pinehurst Resort & C.C. in North Carolina has been awarded six additional USGA events, including the 2027 and 2044 U.S. Women's Amateurs and 2038 U.S. Amateur.

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 ...