Tom Cousins, a successful Atlanta real estate developer and philanthropist who led the revitalization of East Lake Golf Club and received the USGA’s Bob Jones Award in 2001, died on July 29 at age 93.

Ahead of National Intern Day on July 31, the USGA is sharing the organization's 2025 investment into the future of golf leadership, shedding light on an emerging workforce that is both highly skilled ...

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 ...

U.S. Open RecordsCourse NOTE: Daily hole yardages came into use starting in 2007. Longest Courses 7,845 yards, Erin Hills, first round, Erin, Wis., 2017 7,839 yards ...

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 ...

U.S. Senior Open RecordsCourse Longest Courses 7,269 yards, Crooked Stick G.C., second round, Carmel, Ind., 2009 7,249 yards, The Broadmoor (East Course), first round ...

Champions Most Victories 3, Hollis Stacy (1969, 1970, 1971) Consecutive Victories 3, Hollis Stacy (1969, 1970, 1971) 2, Judy Eller (1957, 1958) 2, Eun Jeong Seong (2015, 2016) Most Times in Final 3, ...

5.7 Low Handicap Index The Low Handicap Index represents the demonstrated ability of a player over the 365-day period preceding the day on which the most recent score in their scoring record was ...

Whistling Straits, in Kohler, Wis., has been chosen by the USGA as the host site for three future USGA championships, beginning with the 2028 U.S. Amateur. The 2033 U.S. Junior Amateur and 2037 U.S.

The Model Local Rule is intended for use only in elite competitions and, if adopted, will have no impact on recreational golf.

The Country Club of Buffalo, in Williamsville, N.Y., has been named by the USGA as the host site for the 2027 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and the 2032 U.S. Senior Amateur Championships. The club has ...

U.S. Open giveback collaboration part of a four-pronged effort to elevate key opportunities in golf and invest in the Pinehurst community.