The USGA Experience and World Golf Hall of Fame Experiences are located on the USGA’s Golf House Pinehurst campus, situated between Pinehurst Resort’s Carolina Hotel and its Main Clubhouse. The ...

What is a Playing Handicap™? Your Playing Handicap is the number of strokes you give to, or receive from, an opponent for the round being played. It’s based on your Course Handicap™ but can be ...

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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 ...

The U.S. National Development Program Grant is designed to mitigate barriers of cost to promising junior golfers who demonstrate both financial need and the potential to progress through the U.S.

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

The USGA's new Rules of Golf will go into effect on January 1, 2023. Explore additional resources on these changes here.

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 ...

As more than 30 states move from the “inactive” season to “active” between March 1 and April 15, golfers across these regions are undoubtedly excited to post scores again. They are also likely to ...

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.