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The United States Golf Association oversees the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open and other championships, the rules of golf, handicapping, sustainable course management, and more.
Top 10 Matches From 2024 USGA Championship Season
5 days ago · Bobby Massa def. Ashton McCulloch (U.S. Amateur, Round of 16, 23 holes) The 36-year-old personal trainer from Dallas, Texas, holed a 25-foot birdie on the fifth extra hole to eliminate the 2023 Canadian Amateur champion and 2024 U.S. Open qualifier as darkness began to envelop Hazeltine National Golf Club.
Golf Scorecard Provides a 2024 Snapshot of the Recreational …
Dec 17, 2024 · Looking at the 77 million-plus scores posted in 2024, and comparing that to WHS data going back to 2020, trends include: A significant increase in 9-hole score posting: There were a record number of 9-hole rounds played in 2024 with 13,798,174 scores posted – an 8% increase over 2023 and up nearly 40% since 2020.; More golfers with a Handicap Index®: Over 3.35 million golfers in the U.S ...
2024 Golf Scorecard - USGA
Since its founding in 1920, the Green Section has led the USGA’s efforts to improve golf course playing conditions and sustainability through research, education, course consulting, technology tools and championship agronomy.
Junior Golf, Sustainability and Inclusion Efforts Delivered in 2024
6 days ago · Expanding career opportunities as a pipeline to foster greater inclusion and diversity in the game:. Buoyed by community engagement support at the 2024 U.S. Open Championship, the second cohort of the Greenkeeper Apprenticeship Program wrapped up in late December with 14 new graduates earning their Journey Worker Cards.
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USGA Members are essential to the success of our vision to create a more welcoming, sustainable and accessible game for all golfers. By funding research and innovation to foster the sustainability of golf courses. By supporting investments in junior golf. By preserving the heroes and history of the ...
Handicapping Home - USGA
USGA, Golf Handicapping, Golf Handicap App, Handicap Golf, Handicap Index, Slope, Rating, World Handicap System
Get a Handicap - USGA
How to get a Handicap Index. Since its founding in 1920, the Green Section has led the USGA’s efforts to improve golf course playing conditions and sustainability through research, education, course consulting, technology tools and championship agronomy.
Rules and Clarifications - USGA
Purpose of Rule: Rule 1 introduces these central principles of the game for the player:. Play the course as you find it and play the ball as it lies. Play by the Rules and in the spirit of the game. You are responsible for applying your own penalties if you breach a Rule, so that you cannot gain any potential advantage over your opponent in match play or other players in stroke play.
United States Golf Association | Online Rules Quizzes - USGA
Online quiz that produces multiple-choice quizzes on the Rules of Golf and includes grading capabilities.