Appendix C: Handicap Allowances. Handicap allowances are designed to provide equity in different formats of play, over both 9 holes and 18 holes.. Handicap allowances are applied to the unrounded ...

The USGA provides accessible parking spaces for all vehicles having appropriate license plates or placards reserved at all parking locations. Our Disabled Services Committee will be on-site to assist ...

UPDATE: JANUARY 2023. Based on current CDC guidance, the COVID-19 Temporary Rules Guidance is no longer in effect. This means the modifications to the Equipment Rules and the Rules of Handicapping are ...

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 ...

The following are the main changes to the Rules of Golf that took effect on January 1, 2019. The items covered on this page are organized into nine categories. Within each individual item, you will ...

Learn more about the 2023 updates to the Rules of Golf below. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to reach out to the Rules Department any time at [email protected] or 908-326-1850 ...

Sand Valley Resort, in Nekoosa, Wis., has been chosen by the USGA as the host site for four USGA championships, beginning with the U.S. Mid-Amateur in 2026. The 2029 U.S. Junior Amateur, 2030 U.S.

In 2022, hundreds of artifacts and library materials were carefully and thoughtfully brought into the USGA Golf Museum and Library’s already vast collection of items of importance to the game’s ...

Storylines. Kurtis Barkley, 34, of Canada, who was born with severe scoliosis, began to play golf at 3 years old.He regularly competes on the G4D (Golf for Disabled) Tour, a DP World Tour-sponsored, ...

James Piot, 22, of Canton, Mich., rallied from a three-hole deficit with the help of three birdies over the final eight holes on Sunday to capture the 121st U.S. Amateur Championship at demanding ...

The USGA officially broke ground Monday on its newest campus, Golf House Pinehurst, which will include its equipment-testing facility, the visitor-friendly USGA Experience and an educational landscape ...

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