If you have ever wanted to own a golf book from the stacks of the golf history experts, now you can. Beginning Saturday September 6, The USGA Golf Library will begin offering duplicate titles for ...

Learn more about the leadership of the United States Golf Association, as well as the USGA's non-profit mission, vision statement, and our annual awards, given to individuals who impact golf at the ...

Host States and Clubs: 1895 to Present California (39 host sites, 94 championships) Pebble Beach G.L., Pebble Beach (14) 1929, 1947, 1961, 1999, 2018 Amateur 1940, 1948 Women’s Amateur 1972, 1982, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rules of Handicapping ...

Net double bogey, and Net par. It is important that an accurate par be established for each hole on a golf course for both men and women, and these values should be printed alongside each hole on the ...

Rules of Handicapping ...

Understanding Pace of Play Video Series A six-part video series explaining how golfers and facilities alike can help improve golf's pace of play ...

3.2 Match Play 3.2b(1)/1 – Players Must Not Concede Holes to Deliberately Shorten a Match Although a player is allowed to concede a hole to his or her opponent at any time before that hole is ...

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 rules@usga.org or 908-326-1850.